Motorcyclist killed and athlete severely injured during Hamburg Ironman

• Head-on collision during race leaves 70-year-old rider dead
• Athlete and camera operator treated after collision

The rider of a motorbike has died following a crash with a competitor in an Ironman European championship race on Sunday, police in the host city of Hamburg said.

Police said there was a head-on crash when a race support motorbike carrying a rider and a passenger collided with a triathlete who was cycling in the opposite direction.