Appeal following fatal collision in Foxwood, York
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Police in York are appealing for witnesses, dashcam and CCTV footage after a 17-year-old motorcyclist died in a collision on Foxwood Lane.
It happened at around 7.40pm on the night of Thursday 3 August 2023 when the rider and motorcycle – a silver BMW - left the road and collided with a lamppost.
Sadly, and despite resuscitation attempts at the scene, the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or saw the motorcyclist travelling along Foxwood Lane from the direction of Askham Lane, York prior to the incident, to get in touch.
They are also appealing to anyone who has dashcam or private CCTV footage of the motorcycle before the collision or of the collision.
Anyone with any information that could assist the investigation is asked to email [email protected] or call 101 press option 2 and ask for collar number 0165
The road was closed to allow emergency services to attend to the collision and for collision investigators to examine the scene. It reopened at around 6am.
Incident number 12230144975.