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| Motorcyclist murdered on motorway | Motorcyclist murdered on motorway |
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| A motorway has been closed in both directions in Warwickshire after a motorcyclist was murdered, police say. | |
| The man was travelling south on the M40, between junctions 13 and 12 near Leamington Spa, when the incident took place at 1420 BST. | The man was travelling south on the M40, between junctions 13 and 12 near Leamington Spa, when the incident took place at 1420 BST. |
| West Midlands Ambulance said they found the man with serious injuries, but he died at the scene. Police are treating the death as murder. | West Midlands Ambulance said they found the man with serious injuries, but he died at the scene. Police are treating the death as murder. |
| The motorway is expected to remain closed for up to six hours. | The motorway is expected to remain closed for up to six hours. |
| It is closed southbound between junction 14, Warwick, and 12, Gaydon, and northbound between 12 and 13, Bishops Tachbrook. | It is closed southbound between junction 14, Warwick, and 12, Gaydon, and northbound between 12 and 13, Bishops Tachbrook. |
| Earlier there had been reports of a shooting. | |
| It is thought the biker may have been at the Bulldog Bash, billed as Europe's top biker party, held at Long Marson airfield near Stratford. | |
| Police are appealing for any motorists travelling on the M40 who may have witnessed the incident to contact them. | Police are appealing for any motorists travelling on the M40 who may have witnessed the incident to contact them. |
| An incident room has been set up at Warwickshire Police headquarters. | An incident room has been set up at Warwickshire Police headquarters. |
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