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Scooter rider dies after collision in Langham

Monday, 3 March 2025 09:38

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The road was closed for eight hours yesterday for accident investigation work - Rutland Police is asking anyone who saw what happened, or who has dashcam footage to get in touch.

A 54 year old motor scooter rider has died after his bike collided with a car on the A606 at Langham yesterday morning. A black Nissan Terrano was travelling south – the Piaggio PX motorcycle was heading north. The motorcyclist died at the scene – his pillion passenger, a woman in her 50s was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham. Her injuries are not believed to be life threatening or life changing. The driver of the car – a man in his 80s, was not injured. Rutland Police is asking anyone who witnessed the accident at around 10am yesterday, or has dashcam footage to get in touch.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detective Constable Adam Bancroft on 101 or via www.leics.police.uk, quoting incident number 208 of 2 March.

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