Two workers told how they tried to help a seriously injured motorcyclist who later died following a crash.

Police are appealing for witnesses after the biker, a Weymouth man, died in hospital after the crash in Crossways.

As reported, the collision occurred in Warmwell Road, Crossways at around 2.30pm on Tuesday. It involved a black Land Rover Discovery and a blue Aprilia motorcycle.

The motorcyclist, a 51-year-old man from Weymouth, sustained serious injuries in the crash; he was taken by ambulance to Southampton General Hospital, where he sadly died. His family have been informed and are being supported by specially-trained officers.

The driver of the Land Rover, a man aged in his 40s, was uninjured.

First on the scene were two workers from Dorset Waste Partnership.

Bin-loader Lee Allen and his colleague, truck driver Ian Simpson, were heading back from the nearby Hybris Business Park towards Weymouth when they came upon the scene of the accident. They tried to help the motorcyclist who was lying injured in the road.

“We checked to see if he was breathing and checked his pulse,” Mr Allen said, explaining that both he and Mr Simpson had had first-aid training as part of their job.

Two other men had helped out at the scene – one was the driver of another vehicle, while the other was a worker from the business park.

“He stopped breathing,” Mr Allen recounted. “We had to give him CPR, with instructions from emergency services on the phone.

“I want to pass my sincere condolences to the family,” he said, adding that the emergency services had been ‘fantastic’.

Inspector Joe Pardey, of Dorset Police’s traffic unit, said: “I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or the driving of either the car or the motorcyclist prior to the incident to contact Dorset Police.

“I would particularly like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and may have dashcam footage that could assist with my investigation.”

Warmwell Road was closed until late on Tuesday while the scene was investigated.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 31:307. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.