TWO people have been killed in a crash on a Lincolnshire road.

A rider and pillion passenger of a red Honda CBR 600cc motorcycle died following the crash on the A52 Somerby Hill, Grantham.

The motorbike was in collision with a white Fiat Punto. A black Volkswagen Polo travelling behind the Punto was also involved in the collision.

A 43-year-old man was driving the motorbike and his passenger was a 31-year-old man. They were both from Grantham.

They were pronounced dead at the scene.

It happened just before 8.40pm on Sunday.

The driver and front-seat passenger of the Punto, a 28-year-old man and a 20-year-old man respectively, were taken to Lincoln County Hospital for neck and spinal injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening.

A 27-year-old woman, a three-year-old and one-year-old boy in the same car were not reported injured.

The three people in the VW Polo, a 25-year-old woman who was driving, a 23-year-old woman and a four-year-old girl were not reported injured.

They were from London.

The road was closed until 4.15pm yesterday while investigations were carried out during daylight, along with repairs to the road.

Police are appealing for anyone who was in the area and saw any of the vehicles prior to the collision or saw the collision itself to call the witness hotline on 01522 558855 or the non- emergency line on 0300 1110300.