Appeal after crash closed A444

Two people on a motorbike were injured on Monday.

Two people were taken to hospital after the vehicle they were on was involved in serious collision on the A444 in Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire.

The crash happened just before 1.25pm on Monday 23rd July on Burton Road (A444), near the junction with Wellsborough Road for Market Bosworth. A white Ford Transit van and a Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle were involved. 

The motorcycle rider and his pillion passenger, a woman, were both injured. Both people were taken to hospital where they remain in a serious but stable condition.

The driver of the van was not injured.

Officers investigating the collision and the circumstances leading up to it are urging anyone who may have witnessed it or saw either vehicle beforehand to contact them.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact DC 1504 Seamus Burns on 101, quoting incident number 295 of 23 July.

** TRAFFIC UPDATE ** 15:57 A444 Wellesborough, road closed both directions between Wellesborough Rd and Gibbet Lane junctions due to a road incident. Diversions will be in place until at least 22:00, updates to follow, please find an alternative route. Thank you

— LeicestershirePolice (@leicspolice) July 23, 2018