Motorcyclist dies after Glasgow road crash

Published 27th Feb 2016

Meanwhile, a 23-year-old motorcyclist died following a collision with a hackney cab in Glasgow at around 11pm on Friday.

Gordon Lauder was riding a KTM off-road motorcycle on Skirsa Street towards its junction with Balmore Road, when he collided with the cab travelling north on Balmore Road.

He was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he died in the early hours of Saturday.

Police said the driver of the taxi and his two passengers were uninjured but have been left badly shaken by the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Glasgow's Road Policing Unit on the non-emergency number, 101.