Motorcyclist suffers ‘life-changing’ injuries in Euxton crash

Police were called to Runshaw Hall Lane, close to its junction with Holt Brow, Euxton at 3.18pm on Easter Sunday following reports a Yamaha FZ1 motorbike had come off the carriageway.

The rider, a man in his 30s, suffered a number of serious and life-changing injuries. He was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition.

No other vehicle is believed to have been involved.

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Sgt Mark Park, said: “This collision has left the rider in hospital with some extremely serious injuries, and my thoughts are with him and his loved ones.

“Work is ongoing to establish the full circumstances which led to the collision, and I would ask anyone who was in the area at the time, and saw anything that could help, to contact the police as soon as possible.

“I would also ask anyone with dashcam footage which captured the Yamaha prior to the collision to make contact with us.”

Anyone who may have information on the incident is asked to e-mail sciu@lancashire.police.uk or call 101 and quote log 798 of April, 5.