17 December 2018

Man killed in motorbike crash just outside Canberra border

| Lachlan Roberts
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A 69-year-old man has died after he crashed his motorbike near Crookwell on Sunday morning (16 December).

Just before 11 am, the man was riding his motorbike northwest on Junction Road near the intersection of the Tuena Creek Crossing, when he lost control and fell off his bike during a left-hand turn.

The man hit a guardrail and sustained fatal injuries.

A 58-year-old man, who was riding another motorbike, sustained shoulder and pelvic injuries after he attempted to evade the crash before clipping the other motorcycle and coming off his bike.

He was airlifted to Canberra Hospital for treatment.

Officers from the Hume Police District are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or via the NSW Crime Stoppers website.

Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.

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Capital Retro7:08 pm 17 Dec 23

It’s so sad to hear of these incidents because touring on motor cyclists is a great way to expose the senses to nature on the many bush roads we have in the eastern states of Australia.

Unfortunately, there has been a surge in popularity of “adventure” bikes which are capable of handling unsealed roads better than trail or normal road bikes. At the same time, they give the riders a chance to go a lot faster in the belief that they are “safe” which is not the case.

The roads that are chosen are usually unknown to the riders or they have become hazardous because of weather and stock and farm machinery using the same roads which often run through established farms. There are very few advisory signs and feral animals (especially deer) are increasing in numbers everywhere as well as natural breeding increases with kangaroos and wombats.

I recently was moving a tractor from one property to another across one of these roads and from out of nowhere about twenty of these unseen riders/machines appeared over a crest at speeds I estimate to be over 100km. A straggler then appeared airborne at even greater speed and he had to take evasive action to avoid me and the tractor.

On another occasion a large group of these “adventurists” from Victoria appeared coming from the opposite direction and the leaders went over the crest at speed and encountered an unseen wash-away. One rider lost control and was thrown heavily into a table drain. Because of the remote area there was no mobile phone use available so I had to drive some distance to get reception to get an ambulance. When I returned to the scene a van with a mechanic and a paramedic (part of the organized ride) had arrived and rendered help until the ambulance arrived.

I understand the national organizations who represent the interests of most motorcyclists are aware of this problem and they are alerting their members to the risks. It can’t happen soon enough.

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