A man has died after losing control of his motorbike and hitting a kerb in Glasgow.

The 26-year-old was travelling east along Govan Road, near to Canting Way, on a black coloured 125cc KSR Moto around 5pm on Sunday.

He lost control and struck a kerb causing him to come off.

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Emergency services raced to the scene and the man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he died from his injuries.

Police are now appealing for witnesses or anyone with dash-cam footage to come forward.

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Sergeant Jon Mochan, Glasgow Road Policing Unit, said: “We are trying to establish exactly what caused this motorcycle to lose control and are appealing to anyone who may have seen the bike prior to the incident taking place, or may have dash-cam footage from Govan Road near to 5 pm.

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“Anyone with any information is asked to contact Police via 101, quoting incident number 2845 of Sunday 5 May 2019.”