Overview

• Cumbria Police are investigating a single-motorcycle collision on the A683 between Kirkby Lonsdale and Sedbergh reported just after 11:30am on 25 August, with the rider dying at the scene.
• Officers issued an appeal for information, thanked those who stopped to help, and asked the public to quote incident number 92 of 25 August when reporting online or via 101, with anonymous tips to Crimestoppers.
• Relatives named the rider as Alexander (Alex) Birnie, 21, of Burnley, with his sister Isabelle sharing a public tribute describing the family’s devastation.
• Padiham Football Club offered condolences and remembered Birnie as a former under-18s goalkeeper who had trained with the first team.
• A GoFundMe set up by friend Leon Atkin to support the family has raised more than £8,000, and reports note Birnie co-owned streetwear brand DripUnique UK with friend Dominik Jaron.