Melton Mowbray: Biker dies in telegraph pole crash
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The road was closed for more than five hours
A man whose motorbike left the road and crashed into a telegraph pole has died, police have said.
Leicestershire Police said the red Ducati crashed on Saxby Road, Melton Mowbray, at about 10:40 BST on Saturday.
The force said a man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene.
Det Sgt Jon Putnam said officers had spoken to several witnesses, but urged anyone with information to come forward.
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