A MAN has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice after a fatal Herefordshire crash.

The charges come two years after a 59-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash on the A417 between Burley Gate and Bullocks Bridge on September 23, 2022.

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Police said at the time that the motorcyclist suffered "significant injuries" and died at the scene, despite the efforts of paramedics.

Police revisited the scene a number of times to stop and speak to passing drivers in the wake of the crash.

Now, a West Mercia Police spokesperson has confirmed, Joshua Bayliss, 23, of Oldfield, Bridgnorth, is due to appear at Hereford Magistrates’ Court on 6 November this year.