Motorcyclist, 22, killed in Dagenham Good Friday crash
The motorcyclist, a 22 year old man was taken to an east London hospital where he later died. - Credit: Vickie Flores
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Dagenham on Good Friday.
Officers and crews from the London Ambulance Service were called to the junction of Ballards Road and Church Lane at 3.30pm on Friday, April 3, to reports of a collision between a KTM motorbike and a Vauxhall Zafira.
The rider, known locally as David Farmer, was taken to an east London hospital where he later died.
A post-mortem examination and formal identification will be scheduled in due course.
A five-year-old boy who was in the rear passenger seat of the car suffered injuries and was taken to an east London hospital where he remains in a serious condition.
A a 10-year-old girl and a seven-year-old boy, who were also in the back of the vehicle suffered minor injuries.
The 38-year-old male driver of the car was not injured.
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There have been no arrests.
Anyone with information should call the Serious Collision Investigation Unit based at Chadwell Heath on 0208 597 48 74 or the police non-emergency line on 101.