A MOTORCYCLIST has died after colliding with a parked van.

The collision happened just after 9pm on Monday in the back street of Mountbatten Avenue at the junction with Kelly Road in Hebburn, South Tyneside.

A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: “Paramedics attended however sadly the man, in his late 40s, was pronounced dead.”

Anyone with information is being asked to call Northumbria Police on 101 quoting reference 1157 200 217.