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Teen killed in motorbike, truck crash

A teenage boy has died after the motorbike he was on hit a truck in Logan.

Police at the scene of the fatal crash at Kingston. Picture: Richard Walker
Police at the scene of the fatal crash at Kingston. Picture: Richard Walker

A teenage boy has died after a motorbike and truck crash in Logan.

Queensland Police Service confirmed the 15-year-old Slacks Creek boy suffered critical injuries and died at the scene.

The statement said the boy’s motorbike had collided with a truck parked on Juers Rd near Attunga St, Kingston, about 10.30am.

The forensic crash unit is investigating with appeals for witnesses or motorists with dashcam footage to come forward.

The crash caused the closure of Juers Rd for several hours.

It comes after a crash in the early hours of the morning claimed the life of a man.

The man was killed after the car he was in collided with a truck just after 1am on the Bruce Highway at Bauple.

On Saturday, a 20-year-old Sunshine Coast woman was killed when a tree fell on her car at the Glasshouse Mountains on New Year’s Eve.

Two women were killed when a tree fell on their car as they were driving in the Glass House Mountains. Picture Lachie Millard
Two women were killed when a tree fell on their car as they were driving in the Glass House Mountains. Picture Lachie Millard

Jasmyne Lloyd and her elderly passenger, an 80-year-old Glasshouse Mountains woman yet to be identified, were killed when a tree fell on their car while they were travelling south along Old Gympie Rd, Glasshouse Mountains at 12.20pm Saturday.

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