First picture of motorcyclist killed in horror crash outside Scots village
The driver of the van was uninjured. The road was closed for around 10 hours to allow investigations to take place.
A motorcyclist who tragically died in a horror crash outside a Scots village has been named as Julien Marchand.
The incident took place at around 4.05pm on Friday, 23 May on the A819 near Tullich when emergency services were called to a report of a crash involving a Triumph Tiger motorcycle and a Ford Transit Luton van.
The rider of the motorcycle, 48-year-old Julian, was pronounced dead at the scene. His family have asked for their privacy to be respected at this time.
The driver of the van was uninjured. The road was closed for around 10 hours to allow for investigations to take place.
Sergeant Kenneth Malaney said: 'Our thoughts remain with Julien's family and friends as they come to terms with their loss.
'Our enquiries to establish the full circumstances of the crash are ongoing and we are asking anyone who have any information to contact police.
'If you can assist our enquires in any way, please contact police on 101, quoting incident 2380 of 23 May 2025.'
It comes as another biker was killed when his Sherco 290 bike crashed in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, shortly after midnight on Saturday, May 24.
Police named him as 34-year-old Kris Leitch. No other vehicles were involved. Main Street in Auchinleck was closed for six hours following the crash.
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Sergeant Brian Simpson previously said: 'Our thoughts remain with Kris's family and friends as they come to terms with their terrible loss.
'Our enquiries to establish the full circumstances of the crash are ongoing and we are asking anyone who saw the motorbike prior to the crash, or has any dashcam footage, to please contact police.
"We are also keen to speak with anyone who attended the scene to assist but did not remain to provide their details to officers.
'If you can assist our enquiries in any way, please call police on 101, quoting incident 0082 of May 24.'
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