A MAN has died after the motorcycle he was riding in Weardale collided with a lamp post.
The collision happened at about 9pm last night on the A689 at St John’s Chapel, towards Ireshopeburn.
The rider, a 45-year-old man from Chester-le-Street, was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle where he died from his injuries this morning.
The motorcycle he was riding was a silver Kawasaki ZX6R Ninja.
Anyone who saw the collision or the motorcycle in the time leading up to it is asked to contact Durham Police on 101.
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