Electric motorbikes crash - police seeking witnesses after man suffers serious injuries

Officers responded to a road traffic collision, believed to be involving electric motorbikes, on Alt Hill Lane in Ashton

Police officers are appealing for information following a serious road traffic collision in Ashton.

At around 2pm on Sunday, September 4, 2022, officers responded to a road traffic collision, believed to be involving electric motorbikes, on Alt Hill Lane in Ashton, where serious injuries were sustained.

PC Graeme Bailey, of GMP’s Roads Policing Unit, said: “We are really to keen hear from the public or anyone in the area at the time of the incident, especially those who have dashcam footage or witnessed what happened.

“One male has serious injuries from this road traffic collision and prior to police arriving at the scene the vehicles were removed, so we are looking at a number of lines of enquiry to determine how this incident happened.”

Anyone with information that can help the investigation should make contact via 101 or 0161 856 8866 quoting log number 1769 of the 04/09/22.

Alternatively, details can also be shared anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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