Overview

• Shortly before 7 am on July 13, a single-vehicle crash involving a black Can-Am motorcycle at the A692 Delves Lane roundabout claimed the rider’s life at the scene.
• Police and paramedics sealed off the junction for forensic examination, with traffic resuming at 1:28 pm after investigators completed their on-site work.
• Durham Constabulary has formally classified the incident as a fatal collision and assigned its Serious Collision Investigation Unit to probe the crash.
• Specialist officers have been deployed to support the rider’s family, who have been informed of his death.
• Officers are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or has relevant dashcam footage to contact the SCIU quoting incident number 106 of July 13.