Motorcyclist seriously injured in Burnett Hwy crash near Rockhampton
Two motorcyclists were taken to hospital after separate incidents near Rockhampton, including one collision with a kangaroo.
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A motorbike rider suffering a significant leg injury from an accident on the Burnett Highway has been taken to Rockhampton Hospital in a stable condition.
The single-vehicle accident happened about 3.40pm on Saturday at the corner of J Pierce Road and the Burnett highway, about 20km from Bouldercombe.
Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics attended the scene about 4pm and treated the male patient in his 60s before leaving for hospital at 4.30pm.
There was another motorcycle accident in the nearby Gracemere area about 6.03pm Saturday when a male patient in his 30s was injured after a collision with a kangaroo on Boongary Rd.
He was transported by QAS to Rockhampton Hospital in a stable condition with a leg injury.
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