Tragedy on Lanarkshire country road as motorcyclist dies in horror crash with lorry

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A motorcyclist has died after a horror smash with a lorry on a country road in Lanarkshire.Emergency services raced to the scene on the A702 near Elsrickle yesterday, but the 45-year-old man died at the scene.The driver of the articulated lorry, a 40-year-old man, did not require hospital treatment following the two-vehicle collision.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Anyone with information should contact 101.”Information can also be left anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire.

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