Motorcyclist seriously hurt in crash with lorry

A lorry driver has been arrested after a crash left a motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries.

A red Volvo lorry heading northbound crashed with a black Kawasaki motorbike heading in the opposite direction on the B1043 Old North Road in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire, at about 12:50 BST on Monday.

The motorcyclist, a man, 23, from Yaxley, near Peterborough, was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge where he remained.

The driver of the HGV, a man, 76, from Wisbech, was uninjured and arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving. He was later released on bail.

Officers have appealed to anyone with information or dashcam footage to get in touch.

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