Man in 60s dies after moped crash with lorry in Grantham

A man in his 60s has died after the moped he was riding crashed into a Lorry in Grantham in the early hours of this morning.

In a statement, Lincolnshire Police said:

"We are investigating a fatal collision which occurred in the early hours of this morning at a layby on the Great North Road in Grantham."

"The collision, between a lorry and a moped, was reported to us at 3.19am. The rider of the moped, a man aged in his 60s, sadly did not survive.

"The road was closed to allow for scene examination and was re-opened this morning at 10am.

"If you have any information to assist our investigation including dashcam footage, please call 101 with incident reference number 39 of 30 September."

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