Tributes paid to motorcyclist following fatal collision

Tributes have been paid to a motorcyclist who sadly died following a collision near Easington Village yesterday (June 18).

Colin Ede, 66, was travelling on the A1086 Northbound slip road when he collided with a lamppost just before 3.45pm.

Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, Mr Ede, of Wingate, was pronounced dead at the scene.

In a statement Mr Ede’s children Natalie and Richard said: “It is with great sadness that I write this post. Yesterday, our beloved dad, Colin Ede, grandad to Jacob, Isabelle, George and Olivia, partner of Sue, passed away in a road traffic accident, doing what he loved, riding his motorbike. He will be forever in our hearts xx.”

An investigation is ongoing to establish the circumstances of the collision.

If you have any information or dashcam footage, contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or email [email protected]