A motorcyclist has died following a two vehicle road traffic collision in County Down last night.

The man died in hospital from his injuries following the collision between his motorcycle and a car at around :.40pm at the Crossgar Road in Saintfield.

The road was closed for a number of hours and re-opened at around 1:45am this morning morning.

Inspector Lynsey Barr has appealed for anyone who witnessed the collision to contact police in Downpatrick or officers at the Collision Investigation Unit on 101.