Teen motorcyclist from Lillian Rock dies in crash near Nimbin
An 18-year-old man has become the second motorcyclist to die on the region’s roads in less than a week after he was involved in a crash north of Nimbin.
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An 18-year-old Lillian Rock man has died after a crash on a rural road northwest of Nimbin.
Emergency services were called to Blue Knob Road, near the intersection of Blade Road, just before 2pm on Wednesday after receiving reports of a crash involving a Kawasaki motorcycle and a Daihatsu.
The teenager died at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle – a 41-year-old Barkers Vale man - was uninjured and was taken to Nimbin Hospital for mandatory testing.
Officers from Richmond Police District established a crime scene and are investigating the crash.
It comes after a man aged in his 60s was killed after his bike and a Ford ute collided on Kyogle Road at Cawongla on Friday.
A police spokeswoman said the circumstances of that crash were also still being investigated.
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