Rider killed in bike crash
A MOTORCYCLE accident claimed the life of a Karalee man in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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A MOTORCYCLE accident claimed the life of a Karalee man in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The 27-year-old man crashed his bike on South Whitehill Road, across from the intersection with Kingston Drive in Flinder's View at 12.50am on Sunday.
The bike collided with the gutter after coming off the road, with the bike ending up in the garden of a South Whitehill Rd house.
Neighbours responded to the crash that took a large chunk of concrete out of the gutter.
The Queensland Ambulance Service said the man suffered critical injuries from the crash.
Paramedics conducted CPR on the man and transported him to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, but he died shortly after arrival.
Police are currently investigating the cause of the crash.
Originally published as Rider killed in bike crash
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