A biker has died after coming off the road on the A7 in a crash in the Scottish Borders.

The 55-year-old man, from Edinburgh, died in hospital after the incident on the road between Selkirk and Galashiels on Tuesday.

A red Kawaskai ZZR 600cc left the road as it was travelling northbound past Boleside at around 12.20pm.

The motorcyclist was taken to Borders General Hospital and later transferred to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. He passed away in the early hours of Thursday.

Sergeant Andy Gibb, of the Lothians and Scottish Borders road policing unit, said: "Our condolences are with the family and friends of the man at this sad time.

"We'd ask anyone who may have information which can assist with our ongoing enquiries to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1382 of March 20."