Motorcyclist dies after crash with car on Scots road as man arrested
12.08.2023 - 11:43
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A motorcyclist has died following a horror crash with a car in West Lothian.
Emergency services were called to the A89, between Armadale and Westrigg, after the alarm was raised at around 9.15pm on Friday. A Toyota Celica was travelling westbound on the road when it collided with a motorcycle.
Ambulance crews attended but the 35-year-old female motorcyclist was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. Her family has been informed.
The Toyota Celica left the road and ended up on a grass verge and the 20-year-old male driver was taken to hospital as a precaution. The road was closed for several hours to allow collision investigators to conduct enquiries at the location.
A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with road traffic offences. He has been released and police say their enquiries are ongoing.
Sergeant Scott Kirkpatrick said: "I am appealing to anyone who was on the A89 around the time of the incident, who may have seen the vehicles prior to the collision, to contact us.
"We are in the process of piecing together the full circumstances of the incident and it’s important we have all the information. I would ask anyone with dash cams to pass on any footage as this could assist our ongoing enquiries."
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 4238 of the August 11, 2023.
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