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Originally Posted by BBC News Website
Tribute biker killed in collision
A motorcyclist has died while taking part in a tribute run to Borders superbike champion Steve Hislop.
The 38-year-old from Dundee, who has not been named, was killed after he collided with a fire engine, returning from an earlier road accident.
Lothian and Borders Police said the collision happened on the A708, near Yarrowford at about 1330 BST on Sunday.
The road, which runs from Selkirk to Moffat, was closed for five hours as investigators examined the scene.
The biker was one of 1,200 motorcyclists taking part in the tribute to 41-year-old Hislop, who died in a helicopter crash in 2003. According to police, the 38-year-old's bike veered across the road and hit the fire engine, which was en-route back to the station after attending another collision in Dumfries and Galloway. Lothian and Borders Police have appealed for witnesses to the collision to come forward.
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Sad news as ever
. The driver (EFAD) of the fire appliance will now be on suspension regardless of where he was on the road and what speed he was travelling at. As is the case with so many of these incidents, he probably won't drive for work again.
Like all these things, we'll never know the full and true story, since we weren't there. Unless of course is was captured on the cab mounted, CCTV camera- which is so often needed on appliances these day because the public like to throw bricks at them, or drive into their path before suing etc etc.
R.I.P. brother.