Kumbarilla Lane crash: Kumbarilla crash victim identified as Western Downs man Terry John Harper

The Western Downs is in mourning after a 59-year-old died at the scene of a motorbike crash, the latest in a spate of devastating deaths on the region’s roads.

TRAGEDY: Dalby man Terry John Harper was killed in a motorbike crash at Kumbarilla on Wednesday, July 14. Pic: Sam Turner / LinkedIn

The Western Downs is in mourning after Dalby man Terry John Harper was killed in a motorbike crash at Kumbarilla last week.

TRAGEDY: Dalby man Terry John Harper was killed in a motorbike crash at Kumbarilla on Wednesday, July 14. Pic: Social Media

The electrical and instrumentation supervisor was travelling along Kumbarilla Lane on Wednesday when tragedy struck.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the single-vehicle crash about 3.30pm, but the 59-year-old Dalby man could not be revived.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

ON SCENE: The Dalby Herald understands Mr Harper was discovered by a member of the public shortly after the reported crash, with police and paramedics attending shortly after. Picture: Sam Turner

A Queensland Police spokesman said initial investigations indicated Mr Harper failed to negotiate a bend on the rural road.

The crash comes as Queensland suffers through a terrible year of road fatalities, with the Western Downs being struck especially hard with tragedy.

ON SCENE: RACQ LifeFlight at the scene of a fatal car versus truck crash in Bowenville on June 17, 2021. Picture: LifeFlight

On July 9 a head-on collision between two cars along the Warrego Highway led to the death of Tara woman Crystal Coffee, 24.

Another tragedy occurred on the Warrego Highway near Bowenville on June 18, when a car swerved onto the wrong side of the road colliding with a truck.

Five children lost their mother that day when Kogan mum Brooke Holder, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene.

MOONIE CRASH: Remnants of the family’s life was strewn across the rural highway – taped up boxes, a child’s skateboard, a dog bowl, camping gear, bikes and an Esky. Pic: Peta McEachern

That same month two boys lost their mother, Monique Hall, after the Western Australian family packed up their belongings and set off to start a new life in Queensland.

Before the family reached their new home in Nanango, their car rolled and crashed into a tree on the Moonie Highway, killing Ms Hall.

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