Police watchdog referral after biker 'seriously injured' in Leicester crash
Leicestershire Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after a motorcyclist was "seriously injured" in a crash with a parked van.Officers were called to Clumber Road, close to the junctions with Bolsover Street and Saville Street, Leicester, at about 21:45 BST on Monday, after a black Kawasaki "collided with a stationary van which was parked on the side of the road".The rider remains in a critical condition in hospital, and the force is appealing for witnesses.A spokesman said it referred itself to the watchdog as "from initial inquiries carried out, its reported officers on routine patrol in the area came across a motorcyclist about 20 minutes before the collision".
"Both the officers and the rider stopped, but it was reported the rider then left before officers could speak to him," a force statement said. "The officers did not pursue the rider."
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