Kirkstone Pass fatal crash: Police appeal for witnesses

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Image caption, Kirkstone pass is high, winding and steep in places

A man has died in a crash on a steep and high mountain pass in the Lake District.

The rider of a motorcycle, who was in his 50s, died at the scene of the crash on Kirkstone Pass near Ambleside in Cumbria.

The crash between his BMW motorbike and a van happened at about 12:20 BST, Cumbria Police said.

The force would like to hear from anyone who saw a motorcyclist going south on the A592 at the time.

The motorcycle had "distinctive metal carrying boxes on both sides", officers said.

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