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Photo NSW Police Force

A 69-year-old Brisbane man died on Saturday afternoon when the motorcycle he was riding crashed at Numinbah Valley, just north of Murwillumbah.

Police say the man, from Birkdale, was riding with a large group of recreational motorcycle riders on the Nerang-Murwillumbah Road around 1.20pm when his bike left the roadway and crashed into a culvert.

The man died at the scene and police investigations are continuing.

The road is regarded as a death trap for motorcyclists as it has claimed the lives of several riders in the past few years.

Saturday’s fatality happened almost a year after a 36-year-old motorcyclist died after losing control of his bike on the road.

 


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