A MOTORCYCLIST has been killed after a collision with a car on a North Yorkshire road today.

The tragedy happened at about 11.30am on the main road through Summerbridge, near Harrogate, when a black Honda motorcycle was involved in a crash with a silver Jaguar.

The man who died was 61 and from Harrogate, but has yet to be named. Anybody who saw the fatal collision or either the bike or the car before it happened should contact Pc 71 Gardner at North Yorkshire Police on 0845 6060 247.