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Motorcyclist killed after dropping bike and sliding into oncoming traffic

byDaniel Jae Webb
2 September 2017 | 9.14am
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A motorcyclist has died in a serious collision in Melksham yesterday evening.

The rider of a Honda – for reasons unknown at this time – dropped the motorcycle, became separated from it, and slid down the road into the path of oncoming traffic.

The incident happened at around 5.50pm, 1 September, on the A365 Bath Road.

The rider was pronounced dead at the scene.

A number of vehicles were involved in the collision, but no one else suffered injuries.

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