Police appeal after Wakefield crash claims life of motorcyclist, 21

Police are appealing for witnesses after a crash which claimed the young motorcyclist today. Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276

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Officers were called at 8.18am to reports a motorbike had been in collision with a tree on Chevet Lane in Sandal. The rider, a 21-year-old man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

The motorbike had been traveling from the Barnsley[2] area to Wakefield[3] when the collision happened.

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The road is currently closed whilst enquiries are carried out.

Officers would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time who saw the collision to come forward.

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  2. ^ Barnsley (www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk)
  3. ^ Wakefield (www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk)