Fatal traffic crash, Coen
A male motorcyclist has died following a traffic crash near Coen in Far North Queensland yesterday.
Initial information indicates around 11.30am the man was riding a motorcycle with a group of riders when he lost control of the vehicle on a bend on Running Creek Road and crashed into a tree.
Other riders attempted to provide first aid, however, the 49-year-old New Zealand national, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
Queensland’s 2018 road toll currently stands at 123, two more deaths than at the same time last year.
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