A MOTORCYCLIST in his 70s died after he was involved in a crash with a van.

The man was from the Chelmsford area and riding in Steeple Bumpstead, near Havehill in Suffolk, with five others yesterday when the Honda motorbike he was riding collided with a Volkswagen Caddy van travelling in the opposite direction.

The incident happened at about 1.20pm on Thursday.

An air ambulance, land ambulance and paramedic car were dispatched to the scene where the man was given first aid, but he was sadly pronounced dead.

His next of kin have been informed.

The van driver was uninjured and nobody was taken to hospital.