POLICE have named two people from the Great Yarmouth area who died in a road accident last weekend. It happened on the A143 Yarmouth to Diss road at Toft Monks on Sunday, close to the junction with Waterloo Road.

POLICE have named two people from the Great Yarmouth area who died in a road accident last weekend.

It happened on the A143 Yarmouth to Diss road at Toft Monks on Sunday, close to the junction with Waterloo Road.

The accident initially involved a blue Peugeot 106 travelling southbound and an oncoming silver Mercedes.

After the crash between those vehicles, a black Triumph motorbike that was also travelling southbound on the A143 was in collision with the Peugeot.

The Peugeot driver, Andrew Newson, 46, of Priory Road, St Olaves, and the motorcyclist, Steven Slack, 50, of Rockall Way, Caister, suffered fatal injuries.

The accident happened just after 11.30am, and police are still keen to hear from any witnesses.

Call PC Michael Robertson of Norfolk Constabulary on 0845 456 4567.