A VINTAGE motorcycle failed to stop after hitting a car near Coniston.

A man was driving his black Ford Fiesta along the A593 from Torver to Consiton at 12pm on Saturday, September 27, when a long convoy of vintage motorcycles came in the opposite direction.

The last bike, red in colour, hit his car and failed to stop.

Police believe it was attending a local vintage motorbike rally.

Witnesses or anybody with any information is urged to contact Cumbria Police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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