Biker killed in crash with car in Sunderland
A motorcyclist has died in hospital after a collision in Sunderland.
The crash, which happened on Thursday morning on Oxford Street, at the junction of Edwin Street, involved a Yamaha motorbike and a VW car.
Paramedics treated the biker, a 22-year-old man, at the scene but he was later pronounced dead at Sunderland Royal Hospital.
The driver of the car, a 57-year-old woman, was treated for shock but was not injured.
Police are appealing for witnesses.