Emergency services are attending a serious road traffic collision on Whiterails Road between Wootton and Newport this evening (Thursday).
Police, ambulance and fire crews, including fire appliances from Ryde and Newport, are on scene near to Butterfly World having been alerted to the incident shortly before 18:45.
The road has been closed in both directions.
UPDATE @ 19:15 – The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has in the past few minutes touched down at the roadside to enable flying doctors to provide specialist medical treatment to a motorcyclist, who has been seriously injured.
The collision has involved a motorcycle and a black Ford Fusion.
UPDATE @ 19:52 – The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has now left the scene of the incident and has returned to Andover.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has also stood down, with the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service also leaving the scene.
The occupants of the Ford have been checked over by paramedics but have not required hospital treatment.
The road is expected to remain closed between Blacklands Lane and Wootton Common roundabout for the rest of the night.
Southern Vectis buses via Staplers are diverting along Long Lane and Briddlesford Road in both directions.
Mainland-based officers from the Collision Investigation Unit have been requested at the crash scene.
UPDATE @ 20:43 – Collision Investigators have arrived at Wootton to begin their examination of the scene.
Witnesses are asked to call Police on 101 quoting incident number 1833.
UPDATE @ 01:15 – The road has now re-opened in both directions.
UPDATE FRIDAY – The motorcyclist involved in yesterday’s collision sadly died at the scene, it has been confirmed by his family.
Read more at https://www.islandecho.co.uk/motorcyclist-killed-in-whiterails-crash-near-wootton/.
Hope the motorcyclist is ok
Hope they make a good and swift recovery. That road needs its speed limit looked at , along with briddlesford road. Too many accident.
No one takes any notice of speed limits on the island anymore..
Doesn’t sound good for the motorcyclist at all. This report does not say the motorcyclist was taken by air ambulance to the mainland or conveyed to St Mary’s by ambulance.
Where in the right up does it mention speed people just assume speed was involved because there’s a motorbike accident
Speed, not speeding. Lower speed limit ( assuming drivers stick to it ) , Lower chance of serious / fatal accident.
Had a car and a caravan overtake the police sign in this same spot almost hitting me this morning. Swerving right in the oncoming lane. Stupid people on the road are the problem not speed limits. The amount of times people pulling out onto the road right in front of a car going 50-60 is all too common on this.