Medics called to motorcycle crash at Kewarra Beach

The Captain Cook Highway at Kewarra Beach has been cleared after a man was injured in a motorcycle crash this morning.

The Captain Cook Highway at Kewarra Beach has been cleared after a man was injured in a motorcycle crash this morning.

At 8.17am medics were called to the Captain Cook Highway at Kewarra Beach after reports a man had come off a motorcycle.

The Captain Cook Highway at the Kewarra Beach roundabout has been impacted by a motorcycle crash. Picture: Supplied

The northbound lane was previously impacted by the crash.

The man aged in his 50s was reportedly conscious and breathing but lying in the middle of the road before ambulance crews arrived.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the man was transported in a stable condition to Cairns Hospital.

Captain Cook Highway, Kewarra Beach. Single vehicle Crash - All lanes affected, All directions. https://t.co/c5gx2hlq3w

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Police were called to the incident and tasked with traffic control.

In 2020 after the death of 29-year-old motorist of Sam Hendry at the Kewarra Beach roundabout, the stretch of highway was labelled the “Bermuda Triangle of Cairns traffic”.

The Kewarra Beach roundabout on the Captain Cook Highway. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE

In 2019 a Chinese tourist was also killed while attempting to cross the highway after being struck by a southbound car.

During the incident the northbound lane was reduced to one lane and motorists were delayed.

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Originally published as Medics called to motorcycle crash at Kewarra Beach