Woman dies in Derbyshire crash

A motorcyclist has died after a crash in the Peak District.
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Police were called to the B6012 at Beeley at 5.20pm on Sunday following reports of a collision involving a motorbike and a Toyota Rav 4.

The motorcycle rider, a woman in her 40s, died at the scene.

The B6012 at Beeley near Chatsworth House.The B6012 at Beeley near Chatsworth House.
The B6012 at Beeley near Chatsworth House.
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A 27-year-old Matlock man has been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving.

The road was closed between Pilsley and Rowsley while officers from Derbyshire Constabulary carried out investigative work and it reopened just after 11pm.

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