Motorcyclist injured after crash on Logan Motorway

A motorcycle rider has sadly died after a serious crash that shutdown eastbound lanes of the Logan Motorway.

A motorcycle and a truck have been involved in a serious crash on the Logan Motorway at Larapinta. Picture: Josh Woning

A 31 year-old motorcycle rider has died after a serious highway crash involving a truck on Friday.

Paramedics were called to the crash on near Oxley Creek Bridge, on the Logan Motorway eastbound towards Larapinta at 5.12pm.

Queensland Police said initial investigations indicated a motorbike was entering the Logan Motorway from the Blunder Road on ramp just after 5pm, when the vehicle collided with a truck.

The motorway was closed on Friday night for several hours following the crash.

A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said multiple units were called to the scene.

“We sent multiple units, a male patient was assessed with a life threatening head injury,” a QAS spokeswoman said.

The 31-year-old male rider died at the scene.

The 50-year-old truck driver was not injured in the crash.

A Queensland Police spokeswoman said investigations were ongoing into the cause of the crash.

Originally published as Motorcyclist injured after crash on Logan Motorway