A MOTORCYCLIST died in a crash with an ambulance on Saturday afternoon.

At around 1.55pm on Saturday, police were called to a road collision on the B3192 Higher Exeter Road, Teignmouth.

The crash involved a motorcycle and an ambulance.

Police attended the scene along with paramedics and the air ambulance.

A police spokesman reports: ‘Sadly, the rider of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased at the scene.

‘Officers from the Roads Policing Team and a Forensic Collision Investigator also attended and the road was closed for a number of hours while a specialist examination took place.’

Anyone who witnessed the collision, or may have been in the area at the time and has dashcam footage, is asked to call 101, or email [email protected], quoting log number 471 of 26/09/20.

‘Police would like to thank the public for their patience during the closure while the scene was investigated.’