Motorcyclist dies after collision with tractor trimming hedgerows on country lane

A biker who suffered serious injuries when his motorcycle collided with a tractor trimming hedgerows on a country lane has died after ten days in hospital.

The crash took place in Flisteridge Road, between Eastcourt and Upper Minety, at around 4.45pm on 18 September.

The man, confirmed to be in his 50s, was airlifted to the Major Trauma Centre at Southmead Hospital in Bristol by Great Western Air Ambulance but died on Saturday (26 September).

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The road was closed until the early hours of the next day for collision investigation work.

An investigation into the collision is ongoing and officers are urging anyone with information to call Wiltshire Police’s collision investigation unit on 101, quoting reference 54200094260.

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