Police are investigating a collision between a motorcycle and a car which claimed the life of the bike rider.

At about 7.10pm a green Triumph motorcycle being ridden by a 54-year-old man from Witham was in collision with a blue Hyundai I20 in Chipping Hill, Witham.

The air ambulance attended but the rider of the bike was pronounced dead at the scene.

The road was closed for around 3.5 hours to allow for initial investigations.

Police are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or who saw either of the vehicle involved before it happened to contact Dc James Lee at the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101.