Motorbike rider killed

Emergency services were called to the accident at around 9pm on Saturday evening on the junction of rue Barla and rue Boyer in Nice. The motorcyclist reportedly collided with a car containing two young girls travelling in the opposite direction. 

The man died from his injuries on the way to hospital. The two girls escaped with minor injuries.

The exact cause of the crash is yet to be determined. However, police sources told Nice Matin the motorcyclist had been under the influence of alcohol. 

In the Var and PACA regions, nearly half of all deaths last year involved motorbikes and bicycles. The majority of these were men aged in their mid-thirties.

Sarah Lloyd