A motorcyclist has died in a crash on a motorway in Tyneside.
Police were called to the A1 Western Bypass in Gateshead early on Thursday when the wreckage of a motorbike was seen by the roadside.
The body of 19-year-old Steven Dring from Gateshead was discovered following a search by a police helicopter using thermal imaging equipment.
The incident, which happened close to the Swalwell turnoff, is being investigated by police.
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