Police appeal following crash which took the life of a man in his twenties

A man has died following a collision in Thorpe Satchville Road, Twyford, Melton Mowbray.

Police were called at 8.48am today (Saturday) to a report of a collision involving a grey Toyota car and a red Suzuki motorcycle in the area.

East Midlands Ambulance Service were also in attendance. Sadly, the motorcyclist, a man in his 20s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

No other injuries have been reported.

A man in his twenties died in the incident. Photo: NEMM Stock

A Leicestershire Police spokesperson said: "An investigation remains ongoing into the circumstances of the collision and detectives are appealing to anyone with any information to make contact."

The road was closed while emergency services attended the scene. The road has since been reopened.

Police Constable Jo Wignall, from the force’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Sadly, following this collision, a man has lost his life.

“We are continuing our work to establish the full circumstances of the collision and how this has happened.

“We have been speaking to a number of people in the area but are appealing to anyone with any information who has not yet spoken to us to make contact.

“Please think if you were in the area this morning and if you saw either of the vehicles beforehand or witnessed the collision. If you have any dashcam footage from the area, please also check this.

“You can report any information online at www.leics.police.uk or by calling 101 quoting incident 170 of 15 July.