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HomeNewsMoffat Beach man dies in crash near Kilcoy

Moffat Beach man dies in crash near Kilcoy

A 27-year-old Moffat Beach man has died following a crash on the D’Aguilar Highway at Royston, near Kilcoy, on Friday 17 October.

Police said the motorbike he was riding was travelling east about 2pm when it collided with a trailer being towed by a four-wheel-drive, also heading east, near the intersection of Mary Smokes Creek Road.

The rider died at the scene.

The driver and sole occupant of the four-wheel-drive, a 33-year-old Beerwah man, was not physically injured.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.

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