Biker dies following crash near Ampthill

A 29-year-old has died following a collision in Maulden, near Ampthill yesterday (Sunday).

Emergency services were called at approximately 3.45pm to Flitwick Road, following a report of a single vehicle collision involving a motorbike.

The rider was travelling north towards Maulden when the motorbike, a white Yamaha, left the carriageway.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sergeant Mark Atkins, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit, said: “We are working on establishing the circumstances that led to this tragic incident and we are keen to speak to anyone who was in that area at the time.

“We would also like to ask motorists who were travelling in the area to check their dashcam footage.

“Our specially trained officers are supporting the family of the man in this difficult time.”

If you have any information about the collision, contact the police online or call 101 and quote Operation Eryngium.