Police renew appeals over Shropshire motorcycle deaths
Police today renewed witness appeals over the Shropshire road collisions which claimed the lives of two motorcyclists.
Two men died after their motorcycles were involved in collisions on main roads in the county on Sunday.
They have not yet been formally named and police have repeated appeals for people to come forward if they witnessed the collisions or the circumstances leading up to them.
A 53-year-old rider was killed in a collision with another motorcycle on the A4117 at Henley, near Ludlow shortly before 12.45pm.
The second crash happened less than 20 minutes later just before 1pm on the A488 Shrewsbury to Bishops Castle road, between Lydham and the turning for Churchstoke.
A 48-year-old rider died in the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital yesterday morning after his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a blue Citroen Xantia 1.9.
A West Mercia Police spokesperson said today: “Investigations into both incidents are continuing. We are anxious to hear from anyone who might have seen either the collisions or any of the vehicles involved immediately beforehand.
“I would urge them to contact Ludlow or Shrewsbury police stations on 0300 333 3000. Full reports into the circumstances will be prepared by the police for the inquests which will be conducted by the South Shropshire coroner.”
The two men are likely to be formally named tomorrow afternoon following post mortems.
