Motorcyclist dies near Gravesend after veering off the road and going down embankment

Annette Belcher

26 June 2024 at 5:08 am·1-min read

Road with green fields either side — -Credit: (Image: Google)

A motorcyclist has died following an accident near Gravesend. Kent Police said tt around 1pm on Tuesday, June 25, a black Kawasaki motorcycle was being ridden along Luddesdown Road towards Luddesdown, when it left the carriageway on the offside and travelled down an embankment.

Patrols and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended the scene where the motorcyclist, a man in his 60s, was confirmed dead. Officers from Kent Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident or saw the motorcycle beforehand, to contact them on 01622 798538, or email sciu.td@kent.pnn.police.uk, quoting RY/SL/070/24.

Dashcam footage can also be submitted here.

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