Motorbike rider dies in crash near Orange

A motorbike rider has died when her bike collided with an oncoming ute in central western NSW.

The rider was travelling west on The Escort Way at Borenore, about 10km west of Orange, on Friday afternoon when her bike collided with the ute, driven by a man believed to be in his 60s.

The Escort Way is closed in both directions while police investigate.