Quad bike rider dies after road crash in Morecambe

The road was closed between Central Drive and West Street following the crash on Friday

A quad bike rider has died after a road crash on Marine Road West in Morecambe.

The man, who was in his 50s, died at the scene following the collision between a Spy 25O F1 quad bike and a Hyundai Tucson car.

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.

They were called to Marine Road West at 5.15pm yesterday (May 10).

A police spokesperson said that nobody has been arrested and a file will be passed to HM Coroner in due course.

Sgt Michael Higginson, from the Road Policing Team, said: “This collision has resulted in a man losing his life and my thoughts are with his loved ones at this distressing time.

“We know the collision happened at a time when there were lots of people in the area. I would ask anyone with information or footage which could help our investigation to contact the police as soon as possible.”

The road was closed between Central Drive and West Street for several hours following the crash.

If you have any information you can contact police via email to SCIU@lancashire.police.uk or call 101. Quote log 1186 of 10th May 2024. 

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