A motorcyclist who was thrown from his bike after colliding with a car has died.

Officers were called to the A827 between Ballinluig and Grantully in Perthshire at 12.20pm yesterday.

A group of three motorcyclists had been travelling east along the road and negotiating a left-hand bend when one collided with a Vauxhall Astra travelling in the opposite direction, police said.

"The rider was thrown from his bike and sadly was pronounced dead at the scene," a police spokesman said. "The occupants of the Vauxhall Astra were not injured."

Officers are appealing for the occupants of a black or dark-coloured people carrier seen in the area shortly before the incident to contact police as it is likely they witnessed the crash.

The man who died was from the Stirling area but has not yet been identified.

Anyone with information about the accident is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101.