Overview
- Emergency services were called about 3:50pm to a single-motorcycle crash just north of Elizabeth Town on the Bass Highway.
- Police said preliminary inquiries indicate the rider was traveling south on a red Honda when he struck wire safety barriers and lost control.
- A report will be prepared for the coroner, and information can be provided to police on 131 444 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
- Traffic toward Devonport was diverted via Gannons Hill Road to Railton Road, and large trucks were instructed to stop and wait as the scene was cleared.
- Earlier that day, police attended a separate two-vehicle collision at the Bass Highway and Speedway Drive intersection in Latrobe with no serious injuries reported.