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Biker dies week on from horror Highland crash after man arrested
Steven Twizell, from Armadale in West Lothian, died in hospital a week after the June 19 collision near Inverness.
A biker has died a week after a horror crash in the Highlands.
Steven Twizell, from Armadale in West Lothian, died in hospital on Thursday after suffering injuries in the collision near Inverness on Thursday June 19.
Police were called to the scene at around 4.30pm on the A82 at Lochend after a crash involving a white Peugeot campervan and a blue BMW motorbike.
Emergency services attended transferred Mr Twizell, 57, to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he died on Thursday June 26.
Police have appealed for information relating to the crash.
A 46-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence and enquiries are ongoing.
He was taken to hospital as a precaution following the crash and has since been discharged.
Sergeant Kate Finlayson said: 'Our thoughts are with Mr Twizell's family and friends at this difficult time. We'll continue to support them throughout our investigation.
'I'd like to thank everyone who has come forward with information to assist our enquiries.
'We are still looking for witnesses to this collision, if you have dashcam footage from around this time, please check and see if you captured anything.
"Anyone with any information should contact 101 quoting reference 2403 of 19 June."
Mr Twizell's family have asked for privacy following the tragedy.
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It comes just days after another biker died in a horror crash on a country road in Aberdeenshire.
The tragedy happened at around 6.10pm on June 21, on the B966 Fettercairn to Edzell road at Cairnton of Balbegno.
A 59-year-old man, who had been driving the blue and white Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Another biker was killed in a crash in the Highlands earlier this month.
Emergency services were called to the A87 at Loch Cluanie after the alarm was raised at around 11.25am on Friday, June 6.
The 29-year-old male rider was taken by air ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where he sadly later died.
