A man who sustained serious injuries in a collision on the B3157 Coast Road in West Dorset has sadly died.
Dorset Police received a report at 2.03pm on Sunday 1 September 2019 of a collision involving a silver Honda motorcycle travelling east and a black BMW 1 Series travelling in the opposite direction between Abbotsbury and Swyre, near to the junction with Clay Lane.
The motorcyclist, a man aged in his 40s from Wiltshire, was airlifted to Southampton General Hospital with serious injuries. He sadly died in the early hours of Monday 2 September 2019.
His family has been informed and is being supported by specially-trained officers. The coroner has also been notified.
The occupants of the BMW did not sustain any serious injuries.
Police Sergeant Sarah Jones, of the traffic unit, said: “Our thoughts very much remain with the family of the motorcyclist.
“Our investigation into this collision are ongoing and I would urge any witnesses who have not already spoken to police to contact us. I would also ask anyone who was driving in the area at the time and has dashcam fitted to their vehicle to please check their footage for anything relevant.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email [email protected] or by calling 101, quoting incident number 1:242. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
