A biker is critically ill in hospital after colliding with a lamppost in Pete The incident happened at 1.50pm yesterday in Thorpe Road. The 23-year-old was riding a Lexmoto Arrow 125 when, for an unknown reason, he left the road and collided with a lamppost. He was taken to James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough, where he remains in a critical condition. Any witnesses to the collision are asked to call Durham Police on 101, quoting incident number 288 of July 9.
At one point, the Lexmoto was on the road.