POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the A6 at Yealand Conyers yesterday in which a 65-year-old motorcyclist sustained fatal injuries.

Officers were called to the junction of Tarn Lane at around 11.25am in response to reports of a serious accident. They found a motorcyclist at the scene with multiple injuries.

Despite the efforts of emergency services, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police believe the motorcyclist, from the Warton area, had been riding northbound on an Aprilia Falco motorbike when the incident occurred.

MORE TOP STORIES: He was following a Citroen Xsara Picasso, a Mercedes Sprinter van and at the front of the group, a Citroen C8 car.

Police said as the Citroen C8 approached Nineteen Acre Lane, the female driver has slowed down and the motorcyclist had attempted to overtake the vehicles ahead. At this time the driver of the Citroen C8 had then turned right into Tarn lane and was in collision with the motorcyclist.

The man was thrown from the motorbike, suffering fatal injuries.

No one else was injured during the incident.

The road was closed for more than five hours while accident investigators attended.

Police are appealing for witnesses following the collision.

Sgt Finn Quainton, of the West Roads Policing division, said: "This is an extremely tragic incident and my thoughts are with the man involved and his family at this time.

"We are appealing for witnesses following the collision and would ask anyone in the area at the time of the incident to come forward.

"This was a busy stretch of road and we believe a number of motorists might have seen what happened.”

Anyone with information can call police on 101 quoting log reference 0437 of May 16.