Motorcyclist involved in minor crash dies hours later

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Police said the driver of the Peugeot was assisting officers with the investigation

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A motorcyclist who was involved in a minor collision died later that day, police have said.

The man was riding a black Husqvarna motorcycle in Yaxley, near Peterborough, when he was in collision with a black Peugeot 2008 at about 15:40 GMT on Tuesday.

Officers said the motorcyclist, aged in his 50s, exchanged details with the driver of the car and returned home.

About an hour later, the ambulance service was called to the man's home, where he later died.

Cambridgeshire Police said the Peugeot driver had been identified and was assisting with the investigation.

Anyone with information about the crash - which happened at the junction of Lodge Way and London Road - was asked to contact the force.

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