A motorcyclist who died when his bike left the road has been named by police.

Derek Simpson, 47, died on a stretch of the B9080 road near Linlithgow in West Lothian.

Mr Simpson, of Bridgend in West Lothian, was travelling east before the crash took place in the morning of Wednesday, April 12.

No other vehicles were involved.

In a statement through Police Scotland, Mr Simpson's family said: "We as a family are devastated by the loss of our beloved son, brother and father Derek Simpson.

"We wish to be left in private to mourn."

Anyone with information on the crash has been asked to call police on 101.