A MOTORCYLIST has died after his bike was involved in a collision with a 4x4 vehicle in north Essex.Essex Ambulance Service was called to the B1053 just outside Finchingfield, near Braintree, at 3.

By Sharon Asplin

A MOTORCYLIST has died after his bike was involved in a collision with a 4x4 vehicle in north Essex.

Essex Ambulance Service was called to the B1053 just outside Finchingfield, near Braintree, at 3.38pm yesterday.

A rapid response vehicle, an ambulance, the air ambulance and a BASICS emergency doctor were sent to the scene.

Paramedic, Dave Price, said: "The bike was involved in a collision with the rear nearside door of the Range Rover.

"The man, who is believed to be 38 and from the Ongar area, went into respiratory arrest. Members of the public did their best performing CPR until we arrived.

"We took over and worked through the full resuscitation protocol but eventually we could do no more and the doctor pronounced the man dead at the scene.

"There was a family from the Great Yeldham area in the Range Rover. They were all extremely shaken by what had happened."

A nine-year-old girl, who was on the rear nearside seat, was the only occupant to be injured. She received minor cuts and bruising to her face, left hand and left leg from the glass in the door which broke on impact.

She was taken to Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, with her mother for treatment.

Mr Price added: "We would pay tribute to the members of the public. They gave the motorcyclist the best chance of survival."