A MOTORCYCLIST has died after a road collision in Tynedale yesterday.

At 9.10am on Thursday, a man riding a red Honda CBR motorcycle died at the scene after his bike collided with a blue Ford S Max car on the A696 near Kirkwhelpington.

The male driver of the car was taken to hospital by paramedics with non-life threatening injuries. His condition is described as stable.

Officers closed the road to allow emergency services to respond to the incident but it has since re-opened.

Police are calling for witnesses to help them with their investigation, calling 101 and quoting log 255 25/05/17.