Motorcyclist killed in three-vehicle Papworth Everard bypass crash

A man has died following a crash on a Cambridgeshire village road on Wednesday (June 19). The incident took place on the A1198 Papworth Everard bypass at around 4:50pm.

Paul Istead, 53, of Victory Avenue. Peterborough, was riding a black Kawasaki motorcycle when he was involved in a crash with a silver Ford Focus, and then a blue Mazda CX-3. The motorcyclist, from Peterborough, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another motorcyclist travelling with him on a blue Yahama bike was not injured. The drivers of the Ford and the Mazda were not seriously injured, remained at the scene and are assisting police with the investigation.

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Cambridgeshire Police is appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash, has dashcam footage, or believe they saw the vehicles in the build-up to what happened should to get in touch with them immediately. This can be done online, quoting incident 364 of 19 June, or by calling 101 and asking to speak to a member of the Road Policing Unit.

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