Exmouth man in his 20s dies after motorbike crash near Sidmouth

Police are appealing for witnesses of a road traffic collision on Tuesday 17 August on Trow Hill, Sidford, in which a man in his 20s from the Exmouth area died.

Police were called to the scene at around 8.35pm. The collision involved a black Aprilia motorbike and a Volkswagen Polo.

The motorcyclist, a man from the Exmouth area, suffered fatal injuries and was declared dead at the scene.

The road was closed in both directions until 5.45am yesterday (Wednesday, August 18) as a full forensic investigation of the scene took place, and police are working to establish the cause of the accident.

Nub News captured the above photo of the police presence at around 10pm.

Anyone who saw what happened, or has dashcam footage that could help the inquiry, is asked to email [email protected] or call 101, quoting incident number 0897 of Tuesday 17 August.