A 20-year-old Pittsworth man has been killed after his motorbike collided with one other automobile at Stoneleigh on Tuesday.
Police stated about 11.55am the motorbike was headed west on Lochaber Highway, when it has collided with a automotive travelling in entrance of the motorcycle in the identical path and began to show proper into Stoneleigh Highway.
The rider of the motorbike died on the scene.
The driving force of the automotive, a 68-year-old Pittsworth man, was not bodily injured within the crash.
The fatality is the most recent in a horror run on Queensland roads.
Motorcyclist deaths in Queensland in 2023 have already exceeded earlier years, with 52 lives misplaced as of August 11, in contrast with 40 on the similar time in 2022.
In Queensland, 31 per cent of street fatalities as of July 2023 have been motorcyclists, far above the nationwide common.
Talking generally, police stated a lot of these deaths have been preventable, with extreme pace typically a contributing issue.
Police are reminding motorcyclists to deal with safe-riding, together with driving to the situations, sustaining driving abilities, sporting efficient security gear and taking common breaks on lengthy rides to keep away from fatigue.
Whether or not a motorcyclist is an skilled rider or beginning out, they need to remember that they’ve fewer protections than different road-users and that they’re way more more likely to die or endure severe accidents because of a crash.
Police additionally urged motorists to be looking out all the time for different street customers, together with checking your blind spots and ensuring you point out earlier than altering lanes or turning.
Initially printed as Pittsworth man, 20, dies in motorbike crash at Stoneleigh
