Biker is killed in crash with tractor

A MOTORCYCLIST has died in a collision with a tractor.

The accident happened on the B7016 between Libberton and Biggar, in South Lanarkshire, at about 3:30pm on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old biker died at the scene.

The tractor driver, 59, was unhurt but shaken.

Strathclyde Police closed the road for about seven hours.