Police are appealing for witnesses after a 25-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash.

The man was riding a white Ducati motorcycle on the A1, just south of Stirling Corner when the incident happened shortly before 5.15pm yesterday.

Paramedics and police were called but the rider was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released as detectives trace his next of kin.

The area is known as a crash-hotspot and after a long campaign, full-time traffic lights were switched on in 2013.

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There were no eyewitnesses or reports of any other vehicles involved but anyone with information is asked to call 0208 991 9555.