A teenager riding an electric motorbike suffered serious injuries in a crash yesterday afternoon (Saturday 30 May).
Sussex Police said: “Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in Yapton.
“Shortly before 3.45pm on Saturday 30 May, an electric motorcycle was involved in a collision with a Ford Transit van and a Nissan Micra, in Burndell Road, in Yapton.
“The Ford Transit had been travelling northbound in Burndell Road and the Nissan Micra was heading southbound.
“The motorcycle was also travelling southbound, having turned into Burndell Road from Barley Lane shortly before the collision.
“Emergency services, including the South East Coast Ambulance Service and the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance attended the scene.
“The rider of the electric motorcycle, a 17-year-old boy, was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the collision.
“The driver of the Ford Transit van, a 29-year-old man, was taken to hospital with minor injuries following the collision.
“The driver of the Nissan Micra, a 50-year-old man, was uninjured.
“Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision or has CCTV or dashcam footage showing the collision or of any of the vehicles involved in the minutes before it to contact police online or by calling 101, quoting Op Greensand.”
