Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information after a motorcycle rider died near New York

A motorcycle rider has been killed.

Emergency services were called to the B1192 Langrick Road between New York and Coningsby just after 3.20pm yesterday (Saturday, April 12).

A police statement said: “The rider, a man aged 52, was riding a blue BMW R1200 GS motorbike towards New York and Boston as the bike left the road; sadly the rider died at the scene. Specialist officers are supporting the rider’s family.

“We are appealing for information that will assist our investigation and anyone who saw the motorcyclist prior to the collision or the collision itself to get in touch.

“Anyone who may have recorded footage that will assist is also asked contact us. The Investigating Officer can be contacted by email at SCIUinvestigators@lincs.police.uk or by calling 01522 212316.”

He is the second motorcycle rider to have been killed on Lincolnshire’s roads in recent days.

A 26-year-old man died on Thursday, a day after his Kawasaki Ninja ZX and a blue Audi Q5 were involved in a collision on Wainfleet Road, Boston.