Further details of major Eastern Road crash released after motorbike rider seriously injured
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The route was blocked for several hours while emergency personnel worked at the scene
Police have issued an appeal after a major crash resulted in a motorbike rider being seriously injured.
The A2030 Eastern Road was blocked in both directions for several hours yesterday morning (July 25) following the collision. A motorbike rider, male aged 51, suffered serious injuries.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the incident took place on the northbound carriageway of Eastern Road between the Shell garage and Sainsburys, at the junctions of Walton Road and Grove Road.
It occurred between 10.50am and 10.55am, involving a black Triumph Street Triple motorbike and a silver Ford S-Max. Police are urging anyone who saw what happened, or knows more about the incident, to get in touch with them.
The force said: “Officers would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or saw the car or motorbike in the area before it happened. They’d also like to speak to anyone with a dashcam fitted to their vehicle who might have recorded the incident or the moments leading up to it.”
Anyone with information is advised to call 101, quoting the reference number 44260357446. Reports can also be submitted online via the police website.