Crash kills biker

Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital but later died of his injuries

A MOTORCYCLIST has died following a road crash involving two cars and a motorbike.

Emergency services were called out at around 2.45pm yesterday to the incident on the A93 at Guildtown, six miles north of Perth.

A 56-year-old man who had been riding the motorbike died following the crash.

Police, fire and ambulance crews attended the scene.

The man, believed to be from the Kennoway area, was airlifted by air ambulance, but police confirmed that he later died.

The Tele understands the other people involved in the crash escaped without injury.

Residents in the area spoke of a scene of “absolute mayhem” caused by the crash and warned other motorists to stay clear of the roads.

One woman, who asked not to be named, said: “We weren’t home when the crash happened, but by the time we got back, the road was full of police cars and ambulances — it’s a horrible bend there and I know a lot of people who have had near-misses.”

The road was closed for several hours, with traffic diverted by police officers through St Martins as investigators worked to establish the circumstances of the accident.

A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were there on standby, as there was a concern one of the cars could catch fire.”

Officers were able to reopen the road at around 6.55pm.

Today, a police spokesman said: “Police Scotland can confirm that, sadly, a 56-year-old man has died following a road traffic collision on the A93, near Guildtown, yesterday.

“His next of kin have been informed and our thoughts are with them at this time.”

Another accident happened on the same road not long after it had been reopened. No injuries were reported in the second crash.

A spokesman from Police Scotland said: “We can confirm that there was another road traffic accident on the A93, near Guildtown, at about 7.30pm last night.

“It was unconnected to the earlier incident and only one car was involved. Nobody was injured.”

Emergency services and a queue of cars at the scene of the crash on the A93 at Guildtown, near Perth.