Shropshire motorcyclist killed on A49
A Shropshire motorcyclist has died after he came off his motorcycle on the A49 between Leominster and Ludlow.
Police officers from the Force Operations Support Team in Hereford are investigating the incident which happened just after 2.15pm yesterday.
The motorcyclist named as 37-year-old Christopher Jones from Shropshire was travelling towards Ludlow when he came off his Honda motorbike and was thrown onto the verge at the side of the road.
Emergency services were called to the scene immediately but unfortunately Mr Jones was pronounced dead a short time later.
A police spokesman said:
"A lengthy section of the A49 was closed for several hours while officers conducted investigative work at the scene.
"The officers investigating this collision are very keen to speak to anyone who witnessed it, or anyone who may have seen any of the events leading up to it.
"Anyone with information about this collision is asked to contact officers from FOST in Hereford on 0300 333 3000, quoting incident number 0449S 260212."
