Motorcyclist seriously injured in M25 crash

Lucy Thorne

18 November 2024 at 0:48 pm·1-min read

The M25 closed after a serious collision at the entry slip road for the M4 on Sunday, November 17 — -Credit: (Image: Steve Parsons/PA Wire)

A motorcyclist has suffered life-threatening injuries after a crash on the M25. Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision involving a blue Mercedes S350 AMG and the rider of a red Yamaha motorcycle at around 10.45am on Sunday, November 17.

The air ambulance was called to the scene on the clockwise carriageway of the motorway at the junction 15 entry slip road for the M4. The rider of the motorcycle, a man in his forties, remains in hospital in a serious condition.

A stretch of the motorway was closed for more than six hours while emergency services remained on the scene. Thames Valley Police has now launched an appeal for information or anyone with dash cam footage to come forwards.

Investigating officer PC Alistair Bennett of the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said: “We are appealing for witnesses to come forward following this serious injury collision. We are conducting enquiries however we are appealing for the public’s assistance.

“If anyone has witness information or dash-cam footage of this incident we would ask them to please get in touch via our online webform or by calling 101 quoting reference 43240556436.”

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