Friday 20th November – 7.15pm – Jamie Arrowsmith
A man has died following a collision between two motorbikes this afternoon.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the incident on the A5 in Tamworth, near to Ventura Retail Park, just before 3.15pm. An ambulance; a community paramedic in a rapid response vehicle and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews were alerted to a collision involving two motorbikes in Tamworth.
“A man was found to be in cardiac arrest. He was given advanced life support treatment by medics. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts the man was sadly confirmed dead at the scene.
“A second motorcyclist, also a man, was assessed at the scene but did not require hospital treatment.”
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