Warrego Hwy crash: Motorcyclist killed in collision with truck

A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a truck on the Warrego Highway at Plainland, with police investigating the cause of the crash. PHOTOS, VIDEO

A Western Downs man has died after a crash with a truck in the Lockyer Valley.

Police were called to the westbound lanes of the Warrego Highway at Plainland about 6.31am to reports of a motorcycle and truck crash.

Initial investigations indicate both the rider and truck were travelling west at the time of the collision.

A 43-year-old Western Downs man died after his bike collided with a truck that was travelling the same direction, in the westbound lane of the Warrego Highway at Plainland.

The rider of the bike, a 43-year-old St Ruth man, was declared dead at the scene.

The Forensic Crash Unit started its investigations at the scene, and traffic diversions were in place.

There were heavy traffic delays with westbound traffic backed up to Hatton Vale.

Anyone with information or dashcam is urged to contact police.

A motorcyclist has been killed after a crash with a truck in the Lockyer Valley. Photo: Michael Nolan

The rider is the second to be killed on Queensland roads this week.

A motorcycle rider died after single vehicle crash at Banana, north west of Bundaberg on Wednesday night.

The rider and sole occupant, a 37-year-old Theodore man, died at the scene.

It followed the death of a 70-year-old man in a crash at Apple Tree Creek, between Maryborough and Bundaberg on Wednesday.

There have been more than 250 fatalities on Queensland roads this year from more than 240 crashes with fatal crash numbers up 9.4 per cent on the five-year average.

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