Man charged following fatal collision near Northwich

Thursday, 27 March 2025 09:55

Detectives investigating a fatal collision near Northwich have charged a man in relation to the incident.

Graham Worthington has been charged with causing a death by dangerous driving following a collision on A533 Northwich Road, Bartington, on Friday 15th September 2023.

Worthington was riding a Benelli TRK motorbike which was involved in a collision with a Ford Transit flatbed tipper near to the entrance of Dones View Farm.

Sadly, 54-year-old Nicola Connolly, who was a passenger on the motorbike, died as a result of the collision.

Worthington, 54, of Roscoe Crescent, Runcorn, has been summonsed to appear at Chester Crown Court on Friday 16th May in relation to the charges.

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