Hackney crash: Motorcyclist seriously injured after horror smash on busy north-east London road

The scene of the crash in Amhurst Road
Dave Raval

A motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries after a horror smash on a busy road in north-east London.

Shocked witnesses said the motorcycle was travelling at speed when it collided with a car on Amhurst Road in Hackney on Saturday evening.

The motorcyclist, a man in his late 20s, was rushed to hospital after emergency services descended on the scene at shortly after 7pm.

Dave Raval, whose house overlooks where the crash happened, was sitting in his office when he heard the motorcycle go past.

A large section on Amhurst Road has been cordoned off
Dave Raval

He said: “I was sitting in my office and I heard a motorcycle go by really quickly, it seemed to be going really fast.

“A couple of minutes later I noticed all the traffic had stopped outside my house, and couple of minutes after that I noticed police arriving.

“A car had pulled out a few feet and had been hit by the motorbike, the bike had travelled five car lengths forward.

“The motorcyclist was on the ground being attended to and he wasn’t moving. It didn’t look good.

“There were three police cars there, the ambulance arrived shortly after.

“The police have cordoned off the road. It is shocking.”

Mr Ravel, who is the Liberal Democrats candidate in the Hackney South and Shoreditch seat in the upcoming General Election, added: "That road, and the Pembury Circus junction which it leads up to, there are a lot of accidents there.”

A spokesman for the Met Police said: “We were called 7.16pm to reports to a car in collision with a motorcycle.

“The London Ambulance Service also attended and a man in his late 20s was taken to hospital. He is believed to be in a serious condition.

“The driver stopped at the scene and he is assisting police with their enquiries.

“Road closures have been put in place.”

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