Two motorcyclists killed in collision near Melton Mowbray

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened on a stretch of the B676 Saxby Road between Melton and Saxby just after 8am and involved two motorcycles – a grey Yamaha MT-10 MTN1000 and a black Honda CBR 1000 RF – and a white Audi A4.

Officers attended with the East Midlands Ambulance Service but the two motorcyclists – a man aged in his 50s and another in his 60s – were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the car, a man in his 20s, was not injured. No-one was arrested following the incident.

Det Con Emma Neeves, from the SCIU at Leicestershire Police, said: “Enquiries into this incident are continuing today and I’d like to speak to anyone who can help.

“I’m appealing for any motorists who were on that stretch of road yesterday to come forward and I’d like to speak to anyone with a dashcam.

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