Van driver arrested after biker dies in collision
A van driver has been arrested after a motorcyclist died in a collision on a rural road.
Cambridgeshire Police said emergency services were called to Branch Bank, between Littleport and Queen Adelaide, near Ely, at about 14:00 BST on Friday.
The rider of the red Triumph motorbike, a 34-year-old man from Uckfield in East Sussex, died at the scene.
A 50-year-old man from Southery, Norfolk, who was driving a Volkswagen Transporter, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.
Det Sgt Craig Wheeler appealed for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage from the area at the time of the incident to get in touch.
"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who sadly died following the collision," he added.
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