Dashcam Appeal After Teenage Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Norwich Collision

Norfolk Constabulary is asking drivers who were near Mile Cross Road on Friday night to check their camera cards before loop-recording overwrites vital evidence.

If you drove through the northern suburbs of Norwich late on Friday evening, now is the time to pull the microSD card out of your windscreen camera before another week of commuting wipes it clean.

Norfolk Constabulary has issued a public appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage following a serious collision that left a teenage motorcyclist in hospital.

The incident happened at 10.15pm on Friday, 6 November 2026, on Valpy Avenue at its junction with Mile Cross Road in Norwich, and involved a red off-road motorcycle and a blue Ford Puma.

Emergency services closed the road for just over four hours while paramedics treated the casualty and officers examined the scene, with the junction reopening at around 2.30am on Saturday, 7 November. The rider of the motorcycle, a teenage boy, was taken to hospital with serious injuries, where police confirmed he remained when they issued their appeal on Monday afternoon.

Why Checking Your Dashcam Today Matters

Notice the timing between the collision on Friday night and the public appeal on Monday afternoon. Most modern in-car cameras operate on a continuous loop: unless a severe impact triggers your own car’s G-sensor to lock a file into a protected folder, a standard 32GB or 64GB memory card will quietly overwrite Friday night’s footage after a few days of normal school runs and commuting.

Crucially, you do not need to have witnessed the collision itself for your camera to hold a missing piece of the puzzle. Collision investigators routinely rely on passing footage captured a minute or two earlier on approach roads to establish traffic flow, lighting conditions and the movements of vehicles leading up to a junction.

Police have not released any details regarding the cause of the collision, and no assumptions should be made about the circumstances or either party involved while enquiries continue.

How to Pass Information to Investigators

Anyone who witnessed the collision, saw either the red motorcycle or the blue Ford Puma in the area around 10.15pm on Friday, 6 November, or has dashcam or doorbell footage from Valpy Avenue or Mile Cross Road is asked to contact Norfolk Constabulary quoting reference CAD 505 of 6 November:

• Online: Via the force reporting portal at norfolk.police.uk/tell-us

• By telephone: Call 101

• Anonymously: Contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online via crimestoppers-uk.org