JCB driver held after motorcyclist dies in Forton crash
Family handoutA man operating a JCB has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and drug driving after a motorcyclist was killed in a crash.
Lancashire Police were called to the collision between a Suzuki bike and a JCB Telehandler on Hollins Lane in Forton at about 14:40 BST on Thursday.
The 79-year-old rider, named as Anthony Hindle, suffered fatal head and chest injuries.
The uninjured 22-year-old JCB driver was later released under investigation.
Mr Hindle, known to many as Tony, attended Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and had a PhD in ergonomics, his family said.
"His entire 30 year career was spent as a senior lecturer at Lancaster University," his family said in a tribute.
"He leaves behind his loving wife of 57 years, Christine, his sister Sheila, daughter Penny, sons Giles and Adam, as well as six grandchildren and a great grandchild.
"We would like to thank family and friends for their ongoing support and would also like to thank Lancashire Police and North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) for their care and dignified response throughout the incident."
Appealing for witnesses to the crash, a force spokesman said the road was closed for five hours while accident investigators attended the scene, but had since reopened.