Motorcyclist dies in Shropshire multi-vehicle crash
West Mercia Police is asking the public for any dashcam footage, either of the crash or the vehicles in the time leading up to the incident.The ambulance service said the driver of the Harley Davidson was treated for potentially serious injuries which were not thought to be life-threatening.He was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital.The car driver was uninjured.
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