A MOTORCYCLIST killed in a crash in North Yorkshire has been named by police.

Philip Rodgers, 57, of Cowthorpe, near Wetherby, died after his black Kawasaki motorcycle collided with a black Ford Ka and a black Vauxhall Corsa near Spofforth.

Anyone with any information about the crash should phone PC Mark Thompson on 0845 6060247. It occurred on the on the A661 between Harrogate and Spofforth, near the North Deighton junction, at about 3.30pm on Tuesday.