A man has sadly died following a collision with a van in Staffordshire on Thursday morning.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 7.28am to the junction of Stile Cop Road in Rugeley, Staffordshire, and the A460 and sent two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford to the scene.

They found the man, a motorcyclist, in a critical condition.

Despite the best efforts of paramedics, he was sadly confirmed dead at the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “On arrival, crews found the motorcyclist, a man, in a critical condition receiving CPR from bystanders.

“Ambulance staff immediately took over to administer advanced life support but sadly, despite everyone’s best efforts, he could not be saved and was confirmed dead at the scene.”