{"id":187631,"date":"2025-06-16T00:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T00:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/187631\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T00:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T00:24:14","slug":"motorcyclist-dies-in-midlands-city-roundabout-crash-tragedy-leading-to-road-main-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/187631\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcyclist dies in Midlands city roundabout crash tragedy leading to road main closures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 22-year-old man has tragically died on Sunday morning after his Kawasaki motorcycle crashed into a roundabout in Worcester<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_Norton-Road-Worcester.jpg\" alt=\"Google Maps street view of the roundabout between Norton Road and St Peter's Drive, where it meets the A4440 Broomhall Way\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A 22-year-old motorcyclist collided with the roundabout between Norton Road and St Peter&#8217;s Drive, where it meets the A4440 Broomhall Way, and has died  (Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A young motorcyclist has died in a crash with a roundabout in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/worcestershire\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Worcestershire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The 22-year-old man was riding a Kawasaki ZX 680 bike when his bike collided with the roundabout between Norton Road and St Peter\u2019s Drive in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/worcester\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Worcester<\/a> on Sunday (June 15).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The roundabout is also on the main A440 which skirts the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The motorbike rider crashed shortly after 9.30am and was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/woman-sexually-assaulted-birmingham-bus-31860128\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Woman sexually assaulted on city bus prompts CCTV appeal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-mercia-police\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">West Mercia Police<\/a> said Norton Road is likely to remain closed from the A4440 to the roundabout with the junctions of Crookbarrow Road and Talavera Road for several hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">This is allow forensic examinations to continue and the motorbike to be recovered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Google Traffic maps indicate the A4440 is shut from Ketch Roundabout where the road meets the A38 Worcester Road, to the roundabout by Norton Road where the crash took place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Now officers are appealing for any witnesses to the incident to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=67ec6fc9-65d2-4b0c-b55e-ee73660ce693&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get the latest BirminghamLive news direct to your inbox<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In a statement, a spokesperson for the West Mercia force said: \u201cAt around 9.35am this morning a Kawasaki ZX 680 motorcycle collided with the roundabout between St Peter\u2019s Drive and Norton Road in Worcester.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe rider of the motorcycle, a 22-year-old man, sadly died at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWe\u2019d like to hear from anyone who saw, or who has dashcam footage, of the collision itself or of the motorcycle in the minutes before it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cAnyone with information or footage is asked to contact Sergeant Paul Cooper on paul.cooper@westmercia.police.uk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cOr 07967 302009, quoting incident number 147 of 15 May.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 22-year-old man has tragically died on Sunday morning after his 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