{"id":44205,"date":"2025-04-23T15:49:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/44205\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T15:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:49:11","slug":"motorcyclist-suffers-multiple-leg-fractures-in-whitehall-hit-and-run-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/44205\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcyclist suffers multiple leg fractures in Whitehall hit-and-run crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The driver of the car left the injured biker in agony<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_gordonJPG.jpg\" alt=\"The junction of Gordon Road and Whitehall Road\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The junction of Gordon Road and Whitehall Road(Image: Google Maps)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A motorcyclist in his 50s suffered multiple leg fractures and was left needing surgery after a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/traffic-travel\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">car failed to stop at traffic lights<\/a> in Bristol last month, police say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The collision happened on Monday, March 10, sometime between 4pm and 4.30pm, at the junction between Whitehall Road and Gordon Road in the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/whitehall\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Whitehall area of Bristol.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It involved a motorbike and a car that has been described as a light blue or silver hatchback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The driver of the car failed to stop, and did not remain at the scene after the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The biker, a man in his 50s, was taken to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/southmead\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Southmead<\/a> Hospital for surgery, and has since been discharged to recover at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Investigating officers are seeking witnesses and dashcam footage that could help the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Avon and Somerset Police said: &#8220;CCTV and house-to-house enquiries have been carried out but we are keen to hear from any witnesses who have not yet come forward.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745423351_301_0_gordonJPG.jpg\" alt=\"The junction of Gordon Road and Whitehall Road\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The junction of Gordon Road and Whitehall Road(Image: Google Maps)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;If you can assist our enquiries, please call 101 or contact us online, quoting reference number 5225073102.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The driver of the car left the injured biker in agonyThe junction of Gordon Road and Whitehall 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