Driver tests positive for cocaine after crash that left motor cyclist seriously injured near Peterborough

A 33-year-old man has been arrested for testing positive for cocaine in a drugs wipe following a collision that left a motorcyclist with serious injuries.

The man from Buckinghamshire was driving an Audi along the A47 at Thorney Toll at just after 6pm on Wednesday (November 9) when the crash occurred. The road was closed for around three hours after.

The motorcyclist remains in a serious condition while the driver has been bailed to return to Thorpe Wood Police Station in February.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: “We were called at 6.10pm yesterday evening (Wednesday) with reports of a collision on the A47 at Thorney Toll involving a motorcycle and an Audi.

“Thorney Toll closed from the roundabout up to route 47 at about 6.30pm and reopened at about 9.20pm.

“The rider of the motorcycle suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries.

“Driver of the Audi, a 33-year-old man from Buckinghamshire, was arrested for failing a roadside drugs wipe which showed positive for cocaine. He was taken to Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough but has since been released on bail to return to the same police station on 9 February.”