Published: June 26, 2012
Police name motorcyclist who died in accident in Lympsham

Police have named the motorcyclist who died in a fatal accident in Lympsham on Sunday (June 24th).

76 year-old John Ivison, right, from Exeter, died in the collision with a Mercedes car at the busy Lympsham road junction of Brean Road and Rectory Way, as reported here.

Police said a 72-year-old man from North Somerset had been arrested on suspicion of death by dangerous driving. He was released on police bail, pending further enquiries.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses to the accident to come forward by contacting them on the non-emergency police number 101.

Traffic was diverted along alternative roads via Brent Knoll while emergency services were at the scene, as pictured below.

Pictured: Police at the collision on the outskirts of Lympsham, and the air ambulance at the scene of Sunday's accident