Motorcyclist dies after crashing into a field
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The crash happened in Bowker's Green Lane on Friday evening
A motorcyclist has died after crashing into a field as he approached a corner, police have said.
Officers said he "failed to negotiate a left-hand bend" in Bowker's Green Lane, Aughton, at about 19:40 BST on Friday.
The 61-year-old man, from Bootle on Merseyside, had been travelling with two friends, Lancashire Police said.
He was treated by paramedics and North West Air Ambulance before being taken to Aintree University Hospital where he later died.
Lancashire Police have launched an investigation and appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
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