North Yorkshire Police has named the motorcyclist who died in a collision on the A171 near Whitby on Sunday.
Howard Hughes, aged 62, from Driffield, died after his red Ducati 1299 motorbike was involved in a collision with a red Volkswagen Transporter van.
Mr Hughes’ family have provided the fo llowing tribute to him: “Howard was dearly loved by all of his family and he will be greatly missed.”
The collision happened just south of the village of Hawsker at around 7.15am on Sunday 7 July 2019.
Mr Hughes was travelling in the direction of Whitby in the company of two other motorbikes when the collision occurred.
The driver of the Volkswagen Transporter, a 38 year-old man from the Midlands area was arrested at the scene of the collision and has been released under investigation whilst enquiries continue.
Mr Hughes suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene of the crash.
Police are appealing to anyone who saw either of the vehicles prior to the incident or who witnessed the collision, to please contact them.
Anyone with any information, including any dash-cam footage taken in the area prior to, or after the collision, is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and ask for the Major Collision Investigation Unit or email [email protected]
Please quote reference number 12190122590 when providing any information.
