Carlisle motorcyclist killed in van collision

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Image caption, The collision happened on Wigton Road, close to the junction with Westrigg Road

A man has died in a two-vehicle collision in Cumbria.

It happened on Wigton Road in Carlisle on Monday afternoon and involved a Ford Transit van and a Suzuki motorcycle.

The motorcyclist, Jason Farmer, 33, from Carlisle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cumbria Police is appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened near the Westrigg Road junction at 15:05 GMT, to contact the force.

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