"He died doing what he loved" - family pay tribute to man killed in Whalley crash
The family of a man who died in a fatal collision in Whalley at the weekend have paid tribute to him.
56-year-old Richard Walters died after he came off his motorbike on the A59 and crashing into a tree.
His family said:
"Richard Michael Walters was a loving partner to Jan and father to his three children.
"He was a caring brother to his three siblings.
"He will be missed not only by his family, but by his many friends and work colleagues.
"He loved going out riding on his motorbike, he died doing what he loved. Rest in peace Ricky."
Police are still appealing for people with any information or dashcam footage to come forward.
It happened at around 2pm on Sunday June 6th.
Mr Walters was riding a Kawasaki motorbike and was travelling between Clitheroe towards Langho with another rider when he came off the carriageway and collided with a tree.
The Liverpudlian suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The road was closed for five hours while accident investigators attended the scene.
If you have any information, please call 101 quoting log 0826 of June 6.