Police have released the identity of the man who died when his motorbike crashed into a tractor on the A27 between Brighton and Lewes last week.
Sussex Police said: “A motorcyclist who died after his green Kawasaki ZR800 was in collision with a farm tractor and trailer on the A27 at Ashcombe, near Lewes, has been named.
“He was Rene Weise, aged 31, a German man who lived in Alice Street, Hove.
“He died at the scene of the crash which occurred at around 6.30pm on Thursday last week (6 August).
“The tractor was driven by a 20-year-old man from Plumpton, near Lewes.
“The crash closed the eastbound dual carriageway between Falmer and Lewes for several hours.
“Police are still appealing for anyone who saw what happened to come forward.”
Mr Weise, who came from the Dresden area, worked in Brighton for the online security business McAfee, which has offices next to Brighton Station.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to phone Sussex Police on 101 or email collision.appeal@sussex.pnn.police.uk.
