A NATIONAL motorcycle group has offered a reward of £5,000 to catch the trucker who left Rossendale man Ron Cobbledick to die on the motorway.
MAG, the national Motorcycle Action Group, heard about the appeal for witnesses after details of the hit and run, in which Mr Cobbledick was killed on October 30, appeared in both the local and national media.
Stepfather-of-five and grandfather-of-eight Ron, 43, of Burnley Road East, Waterfoot, was travelling to London where he worked for Lambert Howarth when the incident happened.
He was struck from behind by a heavy goods vehicle while travelling along the M40 near Henley, Warwickshire on October 30.
The driver of the truck got out of his van to remove the bike from under his vehicle and left Ron on the road where he was hit by a further four lorries and a van.
The police launched a nationwide appeal for any witnesses to the incident and Ron's wife Audrey has urged the driver responsible to own up.
Police investigations are continuing and anyone with information about the incident should call the incident room hotline on 01926 415257.
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