POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist died in a collision in the Yorkshire Dales.

A 59-year-old man from Penrith was riding a silver Honda Blackbird on the B6255 three miles south west of Hawes when he was involved in an accident with a grey Toyota RAV 4.

It happened at around 4.35pm on Sunday, September 14.

The motorcyclist was riding away from Hawes with a group of three other bikers. The car Toyota driver was heading in the opposite direction.

Police are appealing to anyone who saw a group of four bikers travelling along the three-mile stretch of the Hawes to Ingleton road between 4.15pm and 4.35pm, or the grey Toyota, prior to the crash, to contact them.

They are also appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision to get in touch if they have not already done so.

The driver of the Toyota, a woman in her 40s from the Bedale area, suffered slight injuries.

The road was closed to allow emergency services to deal with the casualties and for collision investigators to examine the scene. It reopened at around 10pm.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option two and ask for the major collision investigation team.

Alternatively email MCIT@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk or rick.harper@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk Please quote reference 12140158126 when passing on information about this collision.