A motorcyclist has died after he crashed into 'roadside furniture' in Kingston on Monday, the Met Police confirmed today (Friday, October 2).

The crash happened around 7.10pm on Monday (September 28), near the junction of Tudor Road and Dukes Road.

"Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended the scene and the rider of the bike, a 24-year-old man from Kingston, was taken to hospital.

"He subsequently died in the early hours of Tuesday, 29 September; his next of kin have been informed," a spokesperson for the Met confirmed.

Police have said that, so far, no other vehicle was found to have been involved in the crash.

LAS meanwhile confirmed their own involvement in attending the fatal crash: 

"We were called at 7.14pm on Monday 28 September to reports of a road traffic collision involving a motorcyclist on Dukes Avenue, Kingston.

"We sent an ambulance crew to the scene. A man was treated by medics and taken to a hospital," a spokesperson told the Surrey Comet. 

The Met’s Serious Collison Investigation Unit are now leading the inquiry into the 24-year-old's death and are appealing for information from the public to help them find out what happened.

Any witnesses, particularly anyone who has dash-cam footage, is asked to call detectives on 020 8543 5157 or contact via Twitter @MetCC, quoting reference Cad 5988/28Sep.