Man dies after crash with lorry trailer on A14

Police are appealing for more information.

08:37, 30 Jan 2026

The A14 at the junction of the A11 for Kentford (stock image)(Image: Google)

A man has died after a crash[1] on the A14 in Cambridgeshire[2]. Emergency services were called to the A14[3] westbound between J38 of the A11 and J39 at Kentford at around 6.40pm on Wednesday (January 28).

A red Suzuki motorbike was involved in a crash with the trailer of a silver Mercedes lorry parked in a layby. The rider of the motorbike, 53-year-old man from Wicken, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The lorry driver is helping police with the investigation.

A police spokesperson said: "Officers are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a motorcyclist died in a collision on the A14."

Anyone with information should contact police online or call 101 and quote incident 434 of January 28.

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References

1. ^ crash (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
2. ^ Cambridgeshire (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
3. ^ A14 (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
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