Update after young rider seriously hurt in crash on Tin Can Bay Rd
Police have released new details about a dramatic crash involving a 4WD and motorbike on the Tin Can Bay Road which left the young rider so badly hurt he was airlifted in the rescue chopper.
Gympie
Don't miss out on the headlines from Gympie. Followed categories will be added to My News.
Police say a teenage motorbike rider seriously hurt in a crash at Goomboorian, outside Gympie, on Wednesday had refused to stop for police minutes before his bike collided with a car on the Tin Can Bay Rd.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene of the crash at the Goomboorian Travel Stop service station, just north of the Ross Rd intersection, shortly before 2.20pm on September 18, 2024.
Paramedics treated the injured youth, an 18-year-old from Wanora, outside the car park of the service station before loading him on to a waiting rescue helicopter about 3.40pm.
The man suffered a serious leg injury in the crash, but it was not life-threatening.
He was flown to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital for further treatment.
On Thursday, police said initial investigations indicated officers tried to intercept the motorbike when it was caught speeding on Tin Can Bay Rd about 2.10pm.
“The rider failed to stop and continued to travel at excessive speed,” police said.
“A short time later the rider crashed into a turning 4WD.”
Witnesses, who did not want to be named, said on Wednesday all they heard was a “bang” at the time of the crash.
The driver of the 4WD was not physically harmed and investigations are ongoing.
No charges have been laid.
$190m in works awarded for Borumba, including design of two huge worker camps
4500 pizzas a week: Meet the team behind Qld’s busiest Domino’s
More Coverage
Originally published as Update after young rider seriously hurt in crash on Tin Can Bay Rd
‘Burnt eyes, skin grafts’: Shed builder’s big fine for zapped roofer
A Qld shed building company has been slugged with a five-figure fine after a roofer suffered severe burns from a nearby overhead powerline.
Deadly Bruce Highway intersection to get multimillion-dollar upgrade
The Premier was back in Maryborough on Thursday, announcing a major upgrade to the deadly intersection where three men died in a horror crash last year.
‘Lecherous’, breast-pinching FIFO worker attacks pub guard
A married man’s “misogynistic”, vile assaults on a security guard who was groped and subjected to simulated sex acts at a country pub, has been described as an “attack on women as a whole”. *Distressing.
Apprentice diesel mechanic ready to inspire a new generation of graziers
The youngest ever competitor on Muster Dogs is South Burnett teenager Nathan Obst, who had to fit shooting the show and training his happy offsider around his final year of high school, and he loved every minute of it.
Sunshine Coast Falcons reveal NRLW affiliation with Queensland powerhouse
The Sunshine Coast Falcons have landed a major partnership deal with a leading NRLW club that will offer female players a direct pathway to the elite level.
Hall eager to be back in the pool for cherished cause
Australian flag bearer and five time Paralympian Brenden Hall has reflected on his whirlwind Paris games as he uncovers his new found motivation for life in the pool.