POLICE have named a scooter rider who died in a road crash.
Kenneth John Mead died after losing control of his bike on the Isle of Wight.
The 59-year-old, of Parkway, Binstead, left the A3054 Binstead Road between Ryde and Newport at 4.10pm on Sunday and collided with a post.
He died in St Mary's Hospital shortly afterwards from his injuries.
Nobody else was involved in the incident.
Witnesses should contact police on 101.
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