Western Downs crash: Dalby motorcyclist, 59, loses life in single vehicle crash along Kumbarilla Lane

It’s believed a member of the public rushed to help after a Western Downs man crashed his bike along a rural road near Dalby.

WESTERN DOWNS TRAGEDY: A man has died in a single vehicle crash in Kumbarilla on July 14. Picture: Sam Turner

Police have revealed the suspected cause of a horror single vehicle crash that took the life of a Dalby man in Kumbarilla on Wednesday afternoon.

Emergency services rushed to the motorcycle crash along Kumbarilla Lane at about 3.30pm.

Police rushed to the single vehicle crash along Kumbarilla Lane on July 14. Picture: Sam Turner

A Queensland Police spokesman said preliminary investigations showed the 59-year-old motorcyclist failed to negotiate a bend on the rural road, 30 minutes south west of Dalby.

Police attempted to revive the rider of the red motorcycle, but he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

Police on scene at the motorcycle crash in Kumbarilla. Picture: Sam Turner

The Dalby Herald understands the man was discovered by a member of the public shortly after the reported crash, with police and paramedics attending shortly after.

Kumbarilla Lane was closed for several hours while the Forensic Crash Unit investigated.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or may have dashcam footage is urged to contact Policelink on 131 444.

More than 140 lives have been lost on Queensland roads in 2021, with the Western and Darling Downs still reeling from several crashes in the past month.

Kumbarilla Lane was closed for several hours while the Forensic Crash Unit investigated. Picture: Sam Turner

Tara’s Crystal Coffee, 24, tragically lost her life in a two vehicle crash along the Warrego Highway in Bowenville on July 9.

The Gympie community lost Jessica Grieg, 29, and her daughter Giselle, 12, after they were killed in a horror collision with a truck in Mount Irving on July 8.