Motorcyclist dies after collision
ROAD IS CLOSED FOR HOURS AS POLICE CARRY OUT INVESTIGATION
A MOTORCYCLIST was pronounced dead at the scene of a collision with a Range Rover yesterday morning, police have revealed.
Emergency services were called to Church Street, in Denby village, following the accident.
The road was closed for four hours.
Firefighters examined the vehicles before they were taken away.
A spokesperson for Derbyshire police said: “The collision happened in Church Street at about 8.40am and involved a Lexmoto bike and a Range Rover.
“A man who was riding the Lexmoto was pronounced dead at the scene.
“We closed the road for several hours while a collision investigation was carried out, and reopened it at about 1pm.”
Residents in the area spoke of their shock at the incident, which happened close to John Flamsteed Memorial Park and Denby Cricket Club.
Carly Shaw, who lives in the village, was walking with a pram down the pavement and realised she could not carry on down Church Street.
She said: “I’ve never seen anything like this before. How awful. It’s a really quiet road.
“It was really icy this morning, though, even when I was walking along the pavement.”
Another woman said she heard “a bang” and ran out of her home to see what was happening.
Tracey Daley, who has lived in Church Street for a month, said: “Someone had called an ambulance to the crash so I went to stop the traffic from coming Emergency services at the scene of the incident in Denby village yesterday. The incident involved a Lexmoto bike and a Range Rover
through. The road was covered in ice this morning. It’s awful just before Christmas.”
Derbyshire police asked drivers to “avoid the area” earlier in the day as there was no way through Church Street.
In a statement they said: “There are other routes bypassing the village but we want motorists to take extra care due to black ice and slippery conditions on the roads.
“The village is likely to remain closed for some time. We will update this post as soon as we can.”