A MOTORCYCLIST has died after a crash on a Hampshire road.

It happened when a blue Honda motorbike collided with a car in Newton Stacey, near Stockbridge.

Emergency services, including the Hampshire and Isle of Wight air ambulance, were called to the crossroads with the B3420 and Newton Lane on Saturday.

But the motorcyclist, who was in his 60s, died before he could be transferred to hospital.

The car involved in the accident was a blue Hyundai Tucson driven by a woman in her 40s, who suffered minor injuries.

Police have now issued an appeal for any witnesses to the incident which happened at around 1.40pm.

Officers would like to speak to anyone who was travelling in a Morgan style car seen in the area shortly before the crash.

Anyone who did witnesses the incident is asked to call the Whitchurch Roads Policing Unit on 101 quoting reference 44180244928.