Motorcyclist seriously injured in A17 Gedney collision

Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious accident on the A17 at Gedney on Monday afternoon.

Officers were called to the collision just after 4.20pm. It involved two vehicles, an orange Honda motorcycle and a gold Citroen C4 car.

Both vehicles were travelling from the Long Sutton area towards Holbeach.

The collision happened adjacent to a local garage. The rider of the motorcycle, a man in his 20s, has been taken to hospital with injuries described as serious.

A stretch of the road was closed for several hours.

Police are appealing for anyone who saw either vehicle prior to the crash or the collision itself to contact them. They would also like to hear from anyone who has dashcam footage of the vehicles prior to the accident, or of the collision itself.

There are a number of ways to contact police:

• By emailing force.control@lincs.police.uk – please remember to put the reference incident 278 of August 16 in the subject box;
• Via the non-emergency number 101, quoting incident 278 of August 16;
• Through the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org