Officers are appealing for witnesses following a collision on the A46 Evesham bypass involving one vehicle.

At around 5.50pm on Wednesday 30 August a Honda motorcycle was travelling southbound from the direction of Salford Priors towards the Twyford roundabout. At one point the vehicle left the road and collided with a lamppost.  

The rider of the motorcycle, a 48-year-old man, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers who are carrying out enquiries into the collision are appealing for witnesses, including any motorists on the road at the time with dash-cam footage.

Anyone with information can contact PC Boswell by email michael.boswell@westmercia.police.uk or by calling 07773042144

Information can also be given anonymously to the Independent Charity, Crimestoppers, by calling 0800 555 111 or by visiting their website: www.crimestoppers-uk.org

From West Midlands Ambulance Service:

A man has died following a motorcycle RTC in Evesham on Wednesday afternoon.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to reports of a motorbike that had crashed into a lamppost at the junction of the A44 and A46 in Twyford, Evesham at 5.41pm.

One ambulance, two paramedic officers, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance were sent to the scene. 

An off-duty firefighter also stopped at the scene and was providing medical assistance on the arrival of ambulance staff.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find one patient, a man, who was in a critical condition.

“Ambulance staff immediately began administering advanced life support but sadly, despite everyone’s best efforts, it became apparent nothing could be done to save the man and he was confirmed dead at the scene.”