Collision, A158, Sausthorpe

Update, 1 January, 10.40am:

We are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to contact us following a collision in which a motorcyclist sadly died.

We received a call at 2.53pm yesterday (31 December) from our colleagues at East Midlands Ambulance Service, reporting the incident on the A158 just before the Partney roundabout, near Sausthorpe.

The collision involved two vehicles, a blue Suzuki motorcycle and a silver Isuzu car. The rider of the motorcycle, a man in his 50s from the Louth area, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

We are now appealing for your help as part of our investigation. If you have dashcam footage or saw the collision, or have footage of vehicles on the road in the moments leading up to the incident, please contact us:

• Email [email protected] putting Incident 181 of 31 December in the Subject line.
• Call 01522 212316 quoting the same incident number.

Update, 31 December, 10.30pm:

The road has been re-opened. 

Original post, 31 December, 3.39pm:

We are closing the A158 at the Partney Roundabout after a serious collision near Sausthorpe between a car and a motorbike. This was reported to us at 2.53pm this afternoon.

Please avoid the area if you can and we will update in due course.

Reference: 181 of 31 December.