A 33-year-old Gatton male rider has died in a collision with a ute at a Gatton intersection last night (12 July 2019).
Police say that at 6pm, a motorcycle and a utility travelling on Eastern Drive collided at the intersection of Forest Hill-Laidley Road.
(All images: Google Maps)The rider was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Our sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Ute crashes
It is the the second motorcycle death in two days and third motorcycle crash with a ute in South East Queensland in the past couple of weeks.
The driver and sole occupant of the ute, an 18-year-old Mount Sylvia man, was not physically injured.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the incident.
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Intersection crashes
Intersection crashes are one of the most common types of accidents involving motorcycles and other vehicles asa shown in this NSW Transport video.
Slow down at intersections, look ahead, expect that drivers have not seen or even looked for you, anticipate the worst and be prepared to take evasive action.
In a crash, the rider may be completely blameless.
However, it doesn’t matter whose fault it is if the rider is dead.