Appeal for witnesses as motorcyclist dies in crash

Police have appealed for witnesses after a motorcyclist died in a crash.

Thames Valley Police attended the scene on the A339 Basingstoke Road in Newtown near Newbury, Berkshire at about 12:00 BST on 24 September.

Officers said the collision involved a blue Piaggio motorbike and a white DAF flatbed lorry.

The rider of the motorcycle, a 70-year-old man from the Isle of Wight area, was declared dead at the scene and no arrests have been made.