Biker seriously hurt in crash on Dalbeattie-Castle Douglas road
It is the latest in a string of accidents involving motorbikes in the south of Scotland in recent weeks.A 58-year-old man died in a crash near Saughtree in the Borders on Sunday.Last month, 61-year-old Iain McCrory was killed in an accident involving a lorry and a motorbike near Moffat.A 70-year-old also died on the same day when his red and cream Moto Guzzi was involved in a collision with a car and a lorry on the A68 at Earlston in the Borders.
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