Man taken to hospital after weekend motorbike crash in Ducklo, Western Downs
A man was injured and transported to a Western Downs hospital throughout the weekend after a motorbike crash on a regional Queensland road. Full details.
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A man was taken to hospital following a weekend motorbike crash in the Western Downs, just a day before it was revealed that motorcycle fatalities have increased for a sixth consecutive year, making up 28 per cent of Queensland’s road roll.
Late Saturday evening, a man in his 30s was transported to Dalby Hospital with a leg injury after his motorcycle crashed while travelling on Duleen Daandine Rd at Ducklo.
A Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said the man was in a stable condition when he was transported to emergency.
At the time, a Gold Coast resident and motorcycle rider Tracey Kennedy said she suffered a major crash in Warwick last February and wrote to her local member to petition for minimum motorcycle safety standards.
“I came off my bike at 100km/h,” she said.
“I’m lucky to be here, if it wasn’t for my safety gear I wouldn’t have made it.”
The petition which has gained 430 signatures since November 29, has called on Queensland Parliament to legislate mandatory protective clothing for motorcyclists.