EARLIER: A motorcyclist has died after crashing on the Bass Highway at Prospect on Sunday morning.

Police said 55-year-old Victorian man Bryan Thomas Simpson was travelling eastbound on the highway about 8am when he lost control and slid out.

Tasmanian Police Sergeant Fergus Cameron said early investigations indicated road conditions were a factor in the incident.

“The road was wet and we think his unfamiliarity with the area may have also played a part,” he said.

Another motorcycle was following the victim and witnessed the crash.

Sergeant Cameron urged riders to take care on the road.

“You are more exposed on a bike, so I urge people to ride to the conditions and ride safely,” he said.