Kettering man arrested following collision involving a motorbike and Nissan Qashqai in Cambridgeshire village

A Kettering man was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following a collision in a Cambridgeshire village.

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following the serious collision between a motorbike and a car near Wimblington.

Officers were called at 6.40am on Thursday (July 9) to Boot's Bridge crossroads following the collision involving a red Honda CBR125 motorbike and a black Nissan Qashqai.

A police spokesman said: “The motorcyclist, a 24-year-old man from Terrington St Clement, Norfolk, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge where he remains in a stable condition.

A Kettering man was arrested following the collision but has since been bailed pending further enquiriesplaceholder image
A Kettering man was arrested following the collision but has since been bailed pending further enquiries

"The driver of the Qashqai, a 54-year-old man from Kettering, Northamptonshire, was uninjured.

"He was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance. He has since been bailed pending further enquiries.”

Officers are appealing for information and dashcam footage from anyone who witnessed the collision or saw either vehicle in the moments leading up to it.

Anyone with information should contact police via the force website, quoting Operation Waxwing.

Anyone without internet access should call 101.

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