A British motorcyclist who plunged down a ravine after colliding with another biker on a 'cursed' mountain road in Italy has died.

The 65-year-old man was riding on a hairpin bend on the Pennes Pass road in the Italian Alps on Thursday when he collided with a 43-year-old German motorcyclist.

The German biker died instantly, while the Brit plummeted down a ravine.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and airlifted him to Bolzano hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to local reports.

The Pennes Pass is a 7,000 ft mountain road in the Italian Alps, offering breathtaking alpine views.