A MAN died yesterday when his scooter collided with a van on the outskirts of a North city.

John Turton, 40, of Newby Street, Ripon, North Yorkshire, was pronounced dead at the scene after his red scooter and a Volkswagen box van collided head-on, in Boroughbridge Road, directly outside the entrance to Ripon racecourse, at 7.15am.

The driver of the van was taken to Harrogate District Hospital, suffering from shock and later discharged.

Police are appealing for witnesses, and anyone who saw the scooter travelling away from Ripon on the Boroughbridge Road, to call the traffic witness line on (01423) 539474.