Motorcyclist seriously injured in Padstow collision

Officers are seeking witnesses and dashcam footage after a motorcyclist sustained serious injuries in a collision in Padstow yesterday, 18 September.

Emergency services were called around 5.15pm after the collision between a white Hyundai saloon and a grey Benelli motorcycle on the A389 outside The Retreats, Padstow Holiday Park.

The 18-year-old male motorcyclist from Newquay sustained serious life-changing injuries and he was airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.

The female car driver was uninjured.

Roads policing officers closed the road until around 8.45pm for investigative work at the scene.

They are investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision and appealing for any witnesses or any driver with dashcam footage to contact them.

Please submit information through the Force website or by telephone on 101, quoting log number 572 of 18/09/25.