Motorcyclist left with 'life-changing' injuries in Luton crash

A motorcyclist has been left with life-changing injuries after hitting a lamppost in Luton.

The ambulance service called police to the scene after the rider, a man in his 20s, was found seriously injured on Newlands Road shortly after 9.30am on Friday, June 5.

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Bedfordshire Police car.

Police believe he had left the carriageway to the nearside and hit the lamppost – and are calling for witnesses to come forward.

The force said: “This incident took place at a busy time of day and we are keen to establish the circumstances surrounding it. We would urge anyone who was in the area at this time and witnessed the collision, or may have dashcam footage of the rider in question, to get in contact with us.”

You can report information online or on 101, quoting the reference Op Wisconsin

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