First picture of West Lothian biker who died after horror crash with campervan
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A West Lothian man who died after a collision has been named.
Steven Twizell, 57, was involved in a crash while out on his motorbike in Inverness. At around 4.30pm on Thursday, June 19, police received reports of the incident which involved a white Peugeot campervan.
Emergency services were called to the A82 at Lochend, and Steven was taken Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where he died on Thursday, June 26.
The 46-year-old male driver of the campervan was taken to hospital as a precaution and has since been discharged. He has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence and enquiries are ongoing.
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Sergeant Kate Finlayson said: 'Our thoughts are with Mr Twizell's family and friends at this difficult time. We'll continue to support them throughout our investigation.
'I'd like to thank everyone who has come forward with information to assist our enquiries.
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'We are still looking for witnesses to this collision, if you have dashcam footage from around this time, please check and see if you captured anything."
Anyone with any information should contact 101 quoting reference 2403 of 19 June.
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