Motorcyclist seriously injured following collision in Croft

A man remains in hospital with serious injuries following a collision in Coventry Road, Croft, yesterday evening.

Police were called at 10.42pm yesterday (Saturday) by the East Midlands Ambulance Service who were attending to the scene of the incident on the B4114 Coventry Road, Croft, near the junction with Broughton Road.

It was reported a motorcycle had collided with a barrier.

The motorcyclist, a man in his 50s, was taken to hospital where he currently remains with serious injuries.

From initial enquiries, it has been established that the motorcyclist was riding in convoy with another motorcycle prior to the incident.

No other injuries have been reported.

A road closure was put in place while emergency services attended the scene and to allow initial enquiries to be carried out. The road closure has since been lifted.

An investigation remains ongoing and officers are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident or who saw the vehicle travelling beforehand to make contact.

Police Constable Hal Kinsey said: “The collision happened late yesterday evening. Please think back to if you were in the area or travelling through the area. Did you witness the collision or see the vehicle travelling beforehand? Do you have any dashcam footage from the area at the time?

“If you have any information, please do make contact with us.”

You can report online at www.leics.police.uk or call 101 quoting incident 746 of 16 July.