Police Seek Witnesses After Fatal Twycross Motorbike Accident
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A man in his sixties died following a motorbike crash on Sheepy Road, Twycross. Police appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage to aid investigation. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal context.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision In Twycross. Police received a call at 10.49am today (Friday 3 July) from East Midlands Ambulance following their attendance to Sheepy Road after a man found injured in a ditch.
The man was found with his motorbike, a silver Triumph Thruxton. Despite the assistance from medical professionals, the man - in his sixties - was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.
The road was closed to allow a full examination of the scene and has since been reopened. Detective Sergeant Kasie McMahon from the force’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) is appealing for witnesses.
She said: “We believe that the bike was travelling towards Twycross when it left the road. “We would like to appeal to anyone who saw the collision, the rider beforehand or the circumstances leading up to it to please get in touch.
“Anyone who may also have dashcam footage which captured anything relating to the collision is also asked to make contact.” You can pass on information by visiting https://www.leics.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ and quoting reference 26*390297. Alternatively call 101.
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