Archway Road crash: Police appeal for witnesses after fatal motorcycle crash in north London

Police are investigating the death of a 30-year-old man after his motorcycle collided with a car in north London.

Police were called just after 3pm on Sunday to reports of a collision involving a blue Mazda and a motorcycle on Archway Road in Highgate.

Officers, London’s Air Ambulance and the London Ambulance Service attended but the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene just after 4pm.

His next of kin have been informed although formal identification has not taken place.

The driver of the car was taken to an east London hospital for treatment but her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

There have been no arrests.

Detective Sergeant José-Paulo Qureshi, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “I would like to hear from anyone who witnessed this collision or the moments leading up to it.

“Despite the efforts of the emergency services, a man has lost his life and we need to establish what happened.

“I am also appealing to anyone who captured the collision on dash cam to contact us.”

Anyone with information is asked to call the witness appeal line at Alperton Traffic Garage on 020 8991 9555 or via 101 quoting reference Cad 4550/17Nov.