A MOTORCYCLIST is fighting for his life after his bike collided with a wall.

Emergency services were called to Heworth Road in Washington shortly after 11am on Friday.

It was reported that the motorcycle had been travelling south when, for reasons yet to be established, it has collided with a wall on the opposite side of the road.

The rider, a man aged 28, with has suffered serious and life-threatening injuries.

He was taken to the RVI in Newcastle by air ambulance and police said last night he was in a critical condition.

His family have been notified.

The road was closed in both directions for a number of hours but has since fully reopened.

Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances around the collision and officers have appealed to the public for information which could assist.

Officers are carrying out a number of enquiries in the area and, while the investigation remains at an early stage, they do believe there is a key witness who we have not yet spoken to.

It is understood that the driver of a black Mercedes A Class visited the Premier Convenience Store on the same road at around 11am and may have seen the motorcycle in the moments leading up to the collision.

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A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: "We would urge that driver to get in touch with police as soon as possible as their information could prove invaluable to our investigation.

"Anybody who believes they witnessed this collision, or who saw the motorcycle prior to or after the incident, should get in touch with police.

"We also want to hear from anybody who may have CCTV or dashcam footage which may be of interest to our investigation.

"Thank you to the public for their ongoing cooperation as well as those who have already assisted with enquiries."

Anyone with information is asked to contact police via the ‘Tell Us Something’ page of our website or by calling 101 quoting log NP-20220617-0345.

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