Teen killed in motorcycle crash on Coonarr Beach

A teenager has died after two motorcycles crashed on a popular regional Qld beach.

A teenager has died after a motorcycle beach crash on Saturday, December 9, 2023.

A teenager has died after two motorcycles crashed into each other on a popular regional Qld beach near Bundaberg.

Police said the 17 year-old male rider from Meadowvale collided with other rider, a 20 year-old male from Bundaberg North at around 8pm Saturday on Coonarr Beach.

The teenager sadly died at the scene from critical injuries, a Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said.

The 20 year-old motorcyclist was taken to Bundaberg Hospital in a stable condition, but with serious leg and arm injuries.

This is one of a number of serious accidents along Coonarr Beach, 20 minutes south of Bundaberg, after a 4WD rollover left five people seriously injured in June. 

Police are investigating the incident and urge anyone with relevant vision or further information to contact them.

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his 20s sustained serious arm and leg injuries and was transported to Bundaberg Hospital in a stable condition

A male in his teens was treated at the scene for critical injuries however was sadly declared deceased