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lad on a dt 125 died last night in the town,always sad to see no

Ipswich: Motorcyclist dies after colliding with railings outside University Campus Suffolk Waterfront building

A motorcyclist in his twenties died in a collision on the Ipswich Waterfront in the early hours of Staurday morning.A motorcyclist in his twenties died in a collision on the Ipswich Waterfront in the early hours of Staurday morning.

Matt BunnSaturday, July 26, 2014 
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A motorcyclist in his 20s died this morning after his vehicle struck railings and glass in a single vehicle collision near the Waterfront in Ipswich.

 

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The incident, which involved a Yamaha DT 125 bike, happened at about 2.50am today directly outside the University Campus Suffolk building. Police and paramedics were called to the scene.

Police tried to resuscitate the rider, described as a man in his early 20s from Ipswich, and this was carried on by ambulance service personnel.

The man was taken to Ipswich Hospital but died a short time later.

The Waterfront was closed so an investigation could take place and recovery could be arranged the road re-opened at 8.15am.

Police say they were alerted at 2.35am today to reports of a motorbike which was riding at high speeds through the town centre.

They are asking for anyone who has information, or anyone who may have seen the bike travelling through the town, to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Team at Suffolk Police on 101 quoting CAD 53 of 26/7/14.



-- Edited by FunkeyMunkeyDavid on Saturday 26th of July 2014 12:24:56 PM

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My suspicions are tingling. I'm suspecting it's a thief that crashed it and died.

2:50AM speeding around a town centre? I think it's joyriders. :(

If not, my condolences with the rider. If it's stolen, good riddance to the thief.

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my 1st thought was it was stolen,or he just got it and was giving the berries



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wow... that suck's, and in my home town too cry.

Trust Luke to put a dead person down, cya in hell aww

p.s Lot's of people ride around town late at night...

edit: Trying to contact the guy who bought my DT a few week's ago, he was early 20's no



-- Edited by Victor on Saturday 26th of July 2014 09:02:29 PM

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Can't exactly slate the person. We've all done things we were not supposed to. For me I've been lucky to not have any issues. Obviously for this person, this was not the case.

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I wasn't slating the person. Just saying, if it's thieves I have no sympathy.

Also, I ride around late at night, but not speeding through a town centre, as the article says. And on a Friday night when drunks are likely in the town having a night out. smile



-- Edited by Luke on Sunday 27th of July 2014 04:09:20 PM

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Sorry Luke I omitted the 'I' from the start of my sentence. I meant to say I cannot exactly slate the person.

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My comment wasn't aimed at you Cal. It was aimed at Victor. :)

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Rider has now been named as "Rhys Lungley, 20"

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It turns out the bike isn't/wasn't stolen. Therefore I take my comment back about the thief etc. 

Thoughts are with his family. Here is a picture of him: 

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This is his bike:

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-- Edited by Luke on Sunday 27th of July 2014 05:45:41 PM

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Sad , sad news.

He has made a mistake and it has cost him dearly,

as cal says alot of people will have done stupid stuff and been lucky at that age.

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Thats the thing, we've all done a corner to fast at one point but we've all walked away with it luckily

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Very very sad :( . may he rest in peace.

I ride more cautiously now (to an extent) but looking back at my late teens I must have been damn lucky to not break any bones let alone die...

It's a shame in a lot of cases that people don't live to realise they need to act a bit safer - like an old mate of mine in very similar circumstances.

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****ing hell, thats crazy. kinda makes me think about riding mine for the first time. I'm going to be well nerves on the roads. got to stay safe and not push your luck i guess

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You'll be fine mate. I've been in sticky situations, no doubt, but to die on one of these things. Hardly silly power.

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It isn't yourself to really worry about, it's others. Always be in the mindset that driver indicating to change lane / pull out of the junction hasn't seen me. Don't be on the horn or anything like that, but plan an exit or worse case scenario. Like if a car is waiting to pull out from a junction on my left, I'll move over to the right of my lane ready for an exit if it needs be, it also increases your visibility as the car pillar etc. SMIDSY weave is something I use as well.

Also if you're a person who won't be off-roading, just take the DTR set up off and buy a DTX set up. Granted the X set up is a wee bit expensive, but you'll save money on the off-road tyres as they go bald quick on the road.

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And dtr are fkin useless on road

Just dont assume people are aware of you

You wont be going stupid anyway

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Sad news, makes you think I've definitely done a few things that I've been lucky to walk away from, only takes that one mistake :/

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I heard the police were chasing him and the family is taking them to court £$£$£$£$£

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Hope they don't receive a penny. His fault for running. Must have been up to no good. If that's true of course. Rumours often turn out to be untrue.

If you run from police go off-road.

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r.i.p too the lad! hate hearing about bike crashes.

I nearly ended up through a glass bus stop the other day! first crash :/
mate wobbled off a problem in the road at about 25 i seen him wobble an new he was comin off an stupidly slowed down, he slid into my path i dodged him an his bike spun into my an wiped me into the curb, sliced up broken ribs maybe fractured shoulder but d came off with a snapped clutch lever :D rode it home when i was out of a&e.
Quite strong for an old 125 haha wost part was another lad diedin the exact spot i was lieing 5 years ago, paramedic said if they never moved the postbox further away from the road id be dead ! :o look after your selfs everyone :)

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You do know police aren't supposed to chase biker's.

God Luke, your life must suck donkey balls for you to be such a cynic all the time

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Tbf you can't really sue the police for doing their job, but then again they should know a life is more important than a license and thy should have followed him, not chased him

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I am yet to find anythung relating to police chase and this rider. A sad true comment that I know definitely applies to me and countless others was left on his tribute page

Rhys bike was his freedom allowing him to explore life all over enjoying it with his friends. Our Rhys was brought into this world surrounded by love and his family, and he left us the same way, being surrounded by us those that loved him more than anything in this world."

I know you could say the same about me and my dt125. Rip Rhys, you can't have been that bad of a lad if you owned a dt :D
I hope whereever you are you are in a better place.

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Victor wrote:

You do know police aren't supposed to chase biker's.

God Luke, your life must suck donkey balls for you to be such a cynic all the time


 Yes they are. They aren't allowed if the rider doesn't have a helmet. 



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I can't see running to be a better alternative then just chatting to a copper

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That topic really winds me up. The same thing happened when my bike was stolen. The police were told where the bike was, but because they cannot give chase, they didn't catch them.

Fair play to the coppers that did get it back, although trashed, I was glad to have it back.

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Luke wrote:
Victor wrote:

You do know police aren't supposed to chase biker's.

God Luke, your life must suck donkey balls for you to be such a cynic all the time


 Yes they are. They aren't allowed if the rider doesn't have a helmet. 


 No they aren't go ask one.



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remote kill switch anyone? is that even possible? cops just follow behind them then kill the bike

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remote kill switch anyone? is that even possible? cops just follow behind them then kill the bike


 I saw a system that did this but you had to drive directly at it around 10mph lol.

They were testing it on cars and it messed with all the electrics making the drivers swerve as the rolled to a stop.



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