A WOMAN who held the hand of a dying motorcyclist after a crash said she wants the man’s family to know he wasn’t alone in his final moments.

Elaine Dickinson, aged 60, who lives in Bolton Road, Kearsley, said she has not slept since the incident outside her house late on Sunday night.

Elaine and her husband, Vince, heard the crash and went out to help the motorcyclist, aged 30, who was lying in the road in front of a parked car.

The motorcyclist later died in hospital. Police say he had hit a stationary red Renault Clio and a grey BMW 320i at around 11.35pm.

Mr Dickinson, aged 63, also tried to talk to the man and to comfort him while the ambulance came.

Mrs Dickinson said: “I want the family to know that he was not alone when he was there on the road, there was someone with him.

“I think that’s important, God forbid if something like that happened to one of my family I think I would want to know somebody was with him.

“I don’t want someone thinking he was on his own until the ambulance came.

“I was stroking his hand to comfort him and to see if he was cold, but he was still warm.”

Neighbours also came to help the injured man, bringing blankets.

And a passing van driver helped to stop traffic in the road until police came.

Mrs Dickinson added: “You see things like this on the telly but you are distant from it, when it happens in front of you it is just horrible.

“I haven’t slept at all since, I just keep seeing him on the road.

“I hope I never see it again.”

Mr Dickinson said: “His bike was down the road and I ran across to see if I could help him.

“He was obviously in a very poor condition.

“I was just trying to comfort him in any way I could, I managed to loosen the strap on his helmet and his shirt and jacket, just to make him comfortable.”

Mrs Dickinson said once the paramedics and police arrived she and her husband went back into their house.

As Mrs Dickinson was closing her blinds she saw paramedics still treating the man.

Police are appealing for information about the crash.

PC Edward Lister from GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “My thoughts are with the man’s family at this devastating time, I can’t imagine what they are going through. Our specially trained officers are supporting them.

“We are appealing for anyone who may have CCTV or dash-cam footage of the incident to get in touch. I want to be in a position to give the man’s family the answers they deserve.”

Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 0161 856 4741, alternatively call 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.