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Last Updated: Wednesday, 18 August, 2004, 08:57 GMT 09:57 UK
Teenage biker is killed in crash
A 17-year-old motorcyclist has died after the bike he was on crashed outside a pub in North Somerset.

Christopher Wookey was riding along the A38 near the Darlington Arms at Redhill when the accident happened shortly after 1930 BST on Tuesday.

His Suzuki 500cc bike was in a collision with a Nissan pick-up truck and a silver Peugeot 206 estate.

Mr Wookey, from Burnham-on-Sea, was taken to Frenchay Hospital but died. Police are appealing for witnesses.




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