Teen, man in 30s killed in vehicle vs. motorbike crash at Nirimba, Sunshine Coast
A 17-year-old boy and a man in his 30s are dead and a second teen is in hospital after a shocking crash between a motorbike and vehicle on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday morning.
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Two people have been killed in a crash on the Sunshine Coast.
According to the Queensland Ambulance Service, paramedics attended the crash between a motorbike and vehicle on the corner of Central Ave and Aura Boulevard at 1.16am Saturday.
A Queensland Police statement said the motorcycle, travelling East on Central Ave, had entered the intersection and struck a Toyota Corolla, which had been travelling South on Aura Boulevard.
A Queensland Ambulance statement said the motorcyclist in his 30s was “sadly declared deceased” at the scene.
The driver of the Toyota Corolla, a 17-year-old Golden Beach boy, also died in the crash, police stated.
A passenger of the Corolla, a 16-year-old Banya boy, was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition with an eye and shoulder injury.
Police are continuing investigations into the circumstances surrounding the crash, including whether speed was a contributing factor and are urging witnesses to come forward.
It comes after horror night on south-east Queensland roads.
Another motorcyclist - a 34-year-old driver from Redcliffe - died after a collision with a car along a main road at Narangba in the Moreton Bay region on Friday night.
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