Motorcyclist who died in Burton crash named

A motorcyclist who died in a crash in Burton this week has been named. Sam Bagley, aged 23, was riding his motorbike on Wellington Road yesterday, Thursday, October 5 when he was involved in a collision with a lorry just before 6am.

Emergency services attended the scene. However, he was pronounced dead at the scene the same morning.

Now his family has paid tribute to him, saying he had a ‘real zest for life’. An investigation into the incident is still ongoing.

In a statement, Sam’s family said: “Sam was a loving fiancé, brother and son; always up for anything with a real zest for life. There are no words, all our hearts hurt.”

A spokesperson from Staffordshire police said: “We continue to investigate the circumstances around the collision and are asking anyone who witnessed the collision, or those with CCTV and dashcam footage from the area, to contact us. Call us on 101, quoting incident 89 of 5 October, or message us using Live Chat on our website. You can also get in touch with collision investigators directly by emailing [email protected]

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References

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