November 19, 2018 1.25 pm This story is over 64 months old

Man released as probe continues into fatal bike crash

Police are appealing for witnesses

A 29-year-old man has been released under investigation as police continue investigations into a fatal collision at Hubberts Bridge last week.

As previously reported, local man Rod Woodhouse was riding his motorcycle when he was involved in a crash with a car on the A1121 at Hubberts Bridge on November 14.

Police previously arrested a man following the crash, which involved a blue Mercedes.

They are now trying to identify a large blue curtain sided lorry that was travelling west at the time to assist with enquiries.

He has been named as local man Rod Woodhouse

A representative of the family previously released the following statement: “We would like to inform people of the tragic death of Rod Woodhouse.

“Rod loved his bikes and his Speedway, he was a great man and will be greatly missed by his wife Val, his daughter Claire and his wide circle of friends.”

Anyone with information or who witnessed the collision should contact police on 101 quoting incident number 37 of November 16.