A 51-year-old man has died after his motorcycle was hit by a 4WD attempting to turn into a driveway in Parkinson, south of Brisbane this afternoon (9 October 2019).
Queensland Police say the accident occurred just after 3.30pm when a Nissan Patrol was travelling along Precinct Street.
They say the SUV attempted to turn into a driveway and collided with the motorcycle.
“Emergency services were called and rendered assistance to the motorcyclist. The 51-year-old man died on scene as a result of his injuries,” police say.
“The 19-year-old male driver of the Nissan Patrol did not suffer any physical injury.”
Officers from the Forensic Crash Unit are investigating the circumstances of the crash.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24 hours a day.
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A Victorian couple on a dream riding holiday through Europe are now fighting for their lives after being crushed by a tractor trailer on the Stevio Pass in northern Italy last month.
Richard Hogg, 65, and wife Lorna, 62, have only recently started breathing on their own as they recover from induced comas in an Austrian hospital.
A GoFundMe page has already raised more than $30,000 to help fund their medical bills, but more is needed for the extensive costs.
The recently retired couple and seasoned riders were on a “dream holiday” with a motorcycle tour group when tragedy struck, says son Paul who rushed to Austria to be by their bedsides.
“They were riding on the Stelvio Pass in Italy and were approaching a left-hand corner when a tractor and trailer came round the corner and rolled, crushing them and injuring others,” he says.
Richard and Lorna riding a KTM on the Stelvio Pass about an hour before tragedy struck (Image supplied by Paul Hogg)
The couple was airlifted to a nearby hospital, which wasn’t equipped to handle the severity of their injuries.
They were then rushed to University Hospital in Austria where they have both since been in induced comas while in and out of surgeries.
Both suffered leg and pelvis injuries, Lorna had a leg amputated and Richard has suffered a ruptured aorta.
Richard also suffered a minor stroke but due to his heavy sedation the impact is not yet known, says Paul.
“When they will be home is very uncertain; possibly a minimum of two months before we are home,” he says.
“Mum has another surgery on her leg tomorrow to hopefully close the wound and dad has his major pelvis reconstruction. We are also still waiting on his MRI results on his spine.”
Fund raising
Their nephew, Riley Cox, has set up the GoFundMe page to cover their enormous medical bills.
“Lorna & Dicko have spent their whole lives caring and looking after others and now they need us,” Riley says.
“They are two of the most caring, kind, determined and positive people, that even during retirement, live life to the fullest, travelling to the other side of the world on a dream holiday.”
Riley says all funds donated will help cover medical costs and repatriation to Australia, as well as ongoing rehab costs.
“Due to the severity of their injuries we don’t know how long it will be until we can bring them home, but we do know it will be a long recovery in Austria away from family and friends, followed by a long healing journey back home in Australia,” he says.
A North Carolina Harley rider has been awarded $US4m (almost $A6m) after a crash with a driver who failed to yield right-of-way in what is believed to be the world’s biggest motorcycle crash payout.
The 29-year-old rider was travelling about 15mph (about 24km/h) when he was struck by a vehicle that accelerated away from a stop sign without seeing the motorcycle.
America is renowned for its excessive compensation payouts, mainly due to high medical costs.
According to a study by US Jury Verdict Research, theaverage motorcycle accident verdict is about $A560,000 and the median verdict award just over $US70,000.
Crash payout
In Australia, payouts for motor vehicle crashes are a lot less and rarely over $1m.
In July this year, NSW lawyers Gerard Malouf and Partners secured a personal injury about of $800,000 for a motorcycle rider after a crash.
The claim not only included rider’s injuries, but also the pain and suffering of his family.
In the North Carolina case, Attorney Mark Jetton of Jetton & Meredith lawyers claimed for physical injuries, medical expenses and lost wages.
The young rider needed to be airlifted to hospital where he spent six days and now requires on-going therapy and medication.
Compensation claims
Compensation can be determined by a number of factors, such as physical and mental injuries, the rider’s age, hospital expenses, on-going medical costs, pain and suffering, motorcycle damage and loss of earnings.
A rider in his 20s has died in head-on collision on the Brisbane Valley Highway at Ironbark, near Ipswich, overnight.
Queensland Police say the crash happened about 10.55pm.
They say the motorcycle, ridden by the man from nearby Mt Crosby was heading west when it collided with a sedan travelling in the opposite direction.
The rider died at the scene and the driver and sole occupant of the car was airlifted to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital where she remains in a serious condition.
Police have no further details at this stage and Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating.
We will update with further details as they are available.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
Our sincere condolences to the rider’s family and friends, and our best wishes to the driver for a full and speedy recovery.
A rider who hit a car doing an illegal u-turn across double white lines is claiming police hypocrisy for inaction while fining him for allegedly clipping an unbroken white line in a separate incident.
Tristan Holland says the two different approaches by Queensland Police smack of hypocrisy.
Earlier this year, Tristan was fined for allegedly clipping an unbroken white line at the end of a painted traffic island on Centenary Motorway.
He claims he didn’t touch the white line and is challenging the matter in court on 16 October 2019.
Police are relying on blurry photographic evidence from a body cam taken about 90m from the scene.
Police infringement notice photo
Police hypocrisy
Meanwhile, he says a driver who caused him to crash his motorcycle into their car after dangerously crossing a painted traffic island has not been fined by police.
“This morning I had a car do an illegal u-turn off a ‘turn left with care’ slip road right in front of me leaving me with nowhere to go,” says Tristan who was “battered and bruised”.
His 2016 Suzuki Hayabusa was damaged, but still rideable.
Tristan’s Busa at the scene of the crash
He reported the crash to Police Link, but says it was deemed a “non-reportable traffic incident” because no one was taken away in an ambulance.
“That means the QPS will not investigate nor issue any infringement notice to the driver,” Tristan says.
Red Busa dent on door
“There is no doubt the crash occurred because of the damage to the car’s door and my bike, plus the driver admitted fault to his insurance company.
“So why no infringement notice?
“I find it interesting that QPS will not investigate this, but will hound drivers/riders for allegedly crossing a solid white line based on questionable video footage from 90m away.
“So if you break the law, cause an accident, provided no one is injured, then you don’t loose any demerit points.
“But, if you break the law, hurt no one and police have video footage you are treated like a criminal.”
Around 8am today a male rider has come off his bike on Springbrook Road at Springbrook. He was transported to the Gold Coast University Hospital with cuts and abrasions. He will be undergoing scans to ensure no other injuries. No further info available at this time.
(We sincerely hope he has a full and speedy recovery.)
Thankfully there was no presumption about losing control or that it was a single-vehicle crash. We would hope our readers would also not presume the crash cause.
Springbrook crash
Causes of single-vehicle crashes
For a start, it may not even be a single-vehicle crash.
The rider could have come around a corner to be faced with an oncoming vehicle on the wrong side of the road.
Or perhaps the rider came around a blind corner to be faced by a gaggle of cyclists strewn across the road.
So another vehicle or vehicles could have been involved.
However, if they didn’t notice the rider run off the road or simply did a “runner”, it’s not a single-vehicle crash, is it? Yet that is how it is officially classified.
There are many other possible innocent explanations for “single-vehicle crashes” including mechanical failure, gravel, oil spill, stray livestock or wildlife, especially in rural areas.
None of these presumes the rider was at fault.
Concerns for demonised riders
Yet our concerns are that the term “lost control” creates an impression in the public’s mind that riders are reckless or careless.
Statistically, riders are the most likely motorists to be involved in a crash.
However, statistics also show that at least half of all motorcycle crashes involve another vehicle.
This sort of scenario is difficult to prove, but if police make reference to the possibility another vehicle or animal is involved, then it is a fairer assessment of a motorcycle crash where the cause is not known.
It would also provide the public with a fairer view of motorcycle crashes and may educate them to look out for vulnerable riders.
Currently, biased and careless police and mainstream media reporting of motorcycle crashes only serve to demonise riders in the eyes of the public.
How can we expect other motorists to look out for riders or be concerned about our vulnerability if they think we are careless or have a death wish?
A 22-year-old male rider has died after his motorcycle crashed at Stratford in northern Cairns, Queensland, this afternoon (Sunday 29 September 2019).
Police say the rider was heading north on the Captain Cook Highway about 12.30pm when it hit a guardrail of the Barron River Bridge and crashed down an embankment.
Emergency services attended and the Gordonvale man was pronounced deceased at the scene.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
Yesterday, a 57-year-old man riding a Suzuki died in a crash with a Ford Ranger utility on Kularoo Drive, Forster.
The rider died at the scene.
The ute driver, also 57, was taken to Manning Base Hospital for mandatory testing.
Officers from Manning-Great Lakes Police District are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.
No charges have yet been laid.
And early this morning, a 35-year-old man riding a Kawasaki was seriously injured in Fairfield East, Sydney.
Police say that about 12.30am (Saturday 28 September 2019), the rider “lost control and hit a fence” on Woodville Road.
The rider sustained a serious leg injury and was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition.
Officers from Fairfield City Police Area Command with assistance by officers from the Crash Investigation Unit are investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash.
As inquiries continue, anyone with information is urged to come forward.
Anyone with information about any of these incidents is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestop.
Our sincere condolences to the families and friends of the riders and our best wishes to those injured for a full and speedy recovery.
After such a tragic week, we hope riders will be more aware and take extra precautions.
Next month is Motorcycle Awareness Month in NSW with a media campaign to make drivers more aware of riders on the roads.
A 24-year-old Landcruiser driver allegedly on the wrong side of the road has been charged after crashing head-on into a 76-year-old motorcyclist near Wiseman’s Ferry, NSW, yesterday (26 September 2019).
The male rider was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in critical condition with lower leg and internal injuries. He remains in a serious condition.
Police have this morning charged the female driver with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, not keeping left of a dividing line and not giving particulars to police.
She was given conditional bail and will appear in Windsor Local Court on Thursday 17 October 2019.
Police will allege the head-on crash occurred about 3.30pm yesterday when the Toyota Landcruiser collided with the motorcycle on Settlers Road, Lower Macdonald.
The driver was taken to hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing. She was then taken to Windsor Police Station where she was interviewed by officers from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit and later charged.
Our sincere best wishes to the rider for a full and speedy recovery.
Wrong side of the road crashes
Motorcyclists’ paradise (Image: Google Maps)
The Wiseman’s Ferry area is popular with riders as the roads snake around the winding Macdonald River.
Settlers Road is a quiet rural road with both gravel and bitumen surfaces and many blind corners.
We believe there is no centre dividing line on the road, so it might seem strange that police would charge the driver with “not keeping left of a dividing line”.
However, various states have different wording for the charge which is basically driving on the wrong side of the road.
Settlers Rd (Images: Google Maps)
While we cannot comment on this particular case, riders often complain about locals, especially those in utes and 4WDs, cutting corners on roads such as these which are popular with motorcyclists.
Because these road are quiet, locals may not expect traffic coming the other way, so they may lazily cut lines. Riders need to be aware and keep as far left as possible.
The body of a 42-year-old man has been found up to 12 hours after he went missing on a country road in the Lockyer Valley west of Brisbane yesterday.
Queensland Police say the rider died “following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash” on Lowood Minden Road at Coolana.
“Preliminary information indicates the motorcycle was travelling south along Lowood Minden Road sometime between 8.15pm and 10pm (September 23) when it left the road and crashed,” Police say.
TheRegency Downs man’s body was found beside his motorcycle about 10.45am yesterday by a member of the public.
He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the cause of the crash.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24 hours a day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au.
Quote this reference number: QP1901862518
Scooter rider dies after collision with ute
Meanwhile, a 19-year-old P-plate driver from Kellyville has been charged with dangerous driving occasioning death after a crash with a 41-year-old man on scooter in Sydney.
The collision between a Toyota Hilux ute and the scooter occurred in the back streets of Five Dock about 8.45pm, Tuesday (24 September 2019).
Emergency services were called to the intersection of Spencer Street and William Street following reports that a car and motorised scooter collided.
The rider was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics. He died a short time later.
Officers attached to Burwood Police Area Command attended and established a crime scene that will be examined by the Metro Crash Investigation Unit.
The male driver of the Hilux was arrested and taken to hospital for mandatory testing.
He was later charged and will appear in court today.
Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the crash continue.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.
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