Off-road bike rider dies after crash with car

A man has died after being thrown from his off-road motorbike during a collision with car in Lancashire.

Alex Swales, 33, was fatally injured in Preston around 16:00 GMT on 28 December at the junction of Arnhem Road and Fishwick Parade.

Lancashire Police said he was travelling with four other off-road bikes when the crash, involving a Renault Clio, happened.

The force said by the time officers arrived shortly afterwards all the bikes had been removed from the scene and the other riders had left the area.

A local man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and assisting an offender and has since been released under investigation.

A second man, also in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and was also released under investigation.

The driver of the car was not injured.

Detectives have urged anyone with information or relevant footage to come forward.

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