Man, 20, dies following motorbike crash on country lane in Wigan
in Wigan. Police were called to reports a motorbike had collided with a metal barrier in the Bamburlong area on Saturday (September 12). The incident, involving a Honda CRF250 motorbike, happened on Bryn Gates Lane shortly after 11am. Emergency services attended the scene but the rider of the bike – a 20-year-old man – was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing, a spokesman for GMP said. Officers are appealing for anyone with further information to contact them. Sergeant Matt Picton, of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This was a tragic incident and my thoughts are with the family and friends of the young man who has so sadly passed away.