GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit appeal for information after a fatal road traffic collision in Bolton

Yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 30 January 2024) at around 4:00pm, officers were called to a serious collision on Blackburn Road in Egerton.

Investigating officers established that a motorcyclist travelling northbound along Blackburn Road attempted to overtake a vehicle and mounted the easterly footpath before colliding with a drystone wall.

Sadly, a 51-year-old man, the rider of the motorcycle, died at the scene.

Officers are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident - or may have dashcam, CCTV or mobile footage from the area at the time of the incident - to please share it with officers to assist their enquiries.

You can do so by calling Serious Collision Investigation Unit officers on 0161 856 4741 quoting incident number 2343 of 30/01/2024. You can also make a report via the website www.gmp.police.uk.

Alternatively, call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.