A young motorcyclist has died after a horror crash at West Wallsend yesterday.
He was travelling north on the M1 just after 4:30pm when he crashed on the exit linking the motorway with the Newcastle Link Road.
The man was treated at the scene by paramedics but died a short time later.
Police are yet to release his name, and his family are travelling to Newcastle today.
Investigations are continuing but police say initial investigations has led them to believe the vehicle left the road and crashed.
Northbound traffic was diverted via George Booth Drive and Cameron Park Drive while police and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter attended.
