Man fighting for his life after Humber Bridge crash

A 74-year-old man has suffered life-threatening injuries, after a motorbike and lorry crashed on the Humber Bridge yesterday.

Emergency services attended the incident at 2.15pm on Friday (June 16) and a full closure of the bridge was put in place. The southbound carriageway reopened shortly afterwards but the northbound carriageway remained closed for most of the evening.

The rider of the motorbike was taken to hospital for treatment on his injuries, where he remains at this time. Humberside Police is now appealing for information from the public.

A spokesperson for Humberside Police said: “Officers investigating a serious road traffic collision on the A15, Humber Bridge are appealing for information following the incident yesterday afternoon (Friday 16 June). We were called to attend a road traffic collision involving a motorbike and lorry on the northbound carriageway at approximately 2.15pm.

“The rider of the motorbike, a 74-year-old man was taken to hospital to receive medical treatment for life threatening injuries. We are appealing for anyone who may have dash cam footage or who witnessed the collision to contact us on our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 385 16 June.”

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