Teenager dies in A605 Peterborough motorbike crash

Police were called to the crash on the A605 Stanham Way near Cardea on Monday (August 31) <i>(Image: Pixabay)</i>
Police were called to the crash on the A605 Stanham Way near Cardea on Monday (August 31) (Image: Pixabay)
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A teenager has died following a head-on crash between two motorbikes in Peterborough.

Police were called to the head-on collision on the A605 Stanham Way, near Cardea, at around 5.20pm on Monday (August 31).

The crash involved a blue Yamaha MT-03 and a BMW S100.

The 19-year-old Yamaha rider from Peterborough suffered life-threatening injuries and died at Peterborough City Hospital on Tuesday, September 1.

The BMW rider, a 32-year-old man from London, sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries.

He was taken to hospital after the crash.

Cambridgeshire Police are investigating and appealing for information.

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Police said: "Anyone with any information, including dash cam footage, is urged to report this online or by calling 101, quoting Op Michigan or incident 321 of August 31."

Both riders were taken to Peterborough City Hospital following the collision.

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