Woodland village, near Bishop Auckland, where a motorcyclist was killed on Wednesday morning. Picture: Google Street View
A MOTORCYCLIST has died after his bike was in a collision with a car on a minor road in rural County Durham this morning.
The collision between his Suzuki motorbike and a Mazda car happened at around 10.30am in the village of Woodland, near Bishop Auckland.
The rider of the motorbike, a man in his early seventies suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken by air ambulance to the James Cook Hospital, in Middlesbrough, but was confirmed dead shortly after arrival.
The car driver was left shaken, but unhurt.
Anyone who was in the area and saw what happened is asked to contact police on 101.
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