Man's body found beside motorbike in a ditch on Long Lane in Doncaster

Rahmah Ghazali
By Rahmah Ghazali
Published 16th Jun 2022, 12:09 BST
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Police have launched an investigation into a fatal collision after a man’s body was found in a ditch on a Doncaster road.

Officers were called at around 10.10am on Monday, June 13, following reports that the body of a man and a motorbike had been found in a ditch on Long Lane, in the Old Edlington area of Doncaster.

It is believed that the motorbike, a red Yamaha FZ 6, was travelling along Long Lane from Edlington towards Wadworth on Sunday evening (June 12) when it left the road.

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The driver, a 57-year-old man, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

Police were called at around 10.10am on Monday (13 June) following reports that the body of a man and a motorbike had been found in a ditch on Long Lane, next to the carriageway.Police were called at around 10.10am on Monday (13 June) following reports that the body of a man and a motorbike had been found in a ditch on Long Lane, next to the carriageway.
Police were called at around 10.10am on Monday (13 June) following reports that the body of a man and a motorbike had been found in a ditch on Long Lane, next to the carriageway.

Police are now appealing for witnesses to the incident to come forward.

They said they are keen to hear from anyone who travelled along the carriageaway between 6.30pm and 7pm on Sunday and may have seen a red motorcycle travelling along that road.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting incident number 224 of May 13.

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