RIP Evan (EJ84) - Welshpool Road

[ByfordBlade]

I rode through at 4:50pm and an eastbound rider on Welshpool Road has collided with a vehicle turning right into Hale Road. Bike was a blue Yamaha.

To the FRS guys performing CPR on the rider, you guys are legends.

Hope the rider pulls through.

[Sumatie]

Not good hope it's not too bad.

[crash]

suck it up rider get up and on two wheels
best wishes

[Nudge]

Went past this at approx 5.15pm. Very sad, emergency crew and ambulance still in attendence.

To the unknown rider, best wishes, hope you get thru.

[Daise]

fingers crossed.

[Ryven]

Went through about 5:10. Road was blocked off. Sure did a number on the bike... Blue faired Yamaha - R1 or R6? Will have to wait and see how rider is...

[Creme]

I just went thru about 15 mins ago (6:05pm), there was an ambulance still there.

Looked pretty bad from what I could see, bike upside down

I briefly spoke to one of the cops there, and he asked if I knew the rider. I asked if he was ok, said something to the effect of 'not good'

I hope its not as bad as I imagine

[rc_sam]

...hoping for the best

[Grin]

Road still blocked at 6.30. Police photographer in attendance. I am fearing this may be a bad outcome.

[Stratos]

Just passed it, major crash team is there. It was a huge mess I am really really shocked, was a blue yamaha, wasn't able to tell if r1 or r6 ...

[mattg]

second day in a row ive heard of a road closure on the radio, avoided it then found out when i got home it was a rider down

fingers crossed for the rider

[ashmo]

not good if the major crash team are there (will generally mean fatality)

Fingers crossed the rider hasnt passed away.

[boily001]

Hoping it is not as bad as it looks

[Bunyack]

went past just after 7pm. stopped and talked to SCU.

late model blue R1 in multiple peices. tank, swingarm front end fairly sure it had akro skipons. "peices" of bike being loaded onto tilt-tray.
SCU officer said it was unlikley they bloke will make it.

[Bunyack]

If you know the intersection, bike had passed roe hwy, heading south on Welshpool towards Tonking, coming ove the hill.

Officer said that the lights "were red". biker has tried to gun it through the amber lights, but there was a red ute with a trailer trying to turn across traffic big long black skid mark where rider has realised and dropped anchors. Officer says he is unsure of who is at fault because witnesses say the lights were red......


I'd suppose the red ute driver should have waited, perhaps he thought the motorcyclist was going to stop.....

*shrugs*

[ByfordBlade]

Unfortunately I figured something like that may have occurred as the bike had obviously hit the ute very hard. Given I did the first post and out of respect to the rider I kept it fairly basic. As I said, the firies doing CPR were legends in my view. I was splitting between the banked up traffic and got to the front expecting to see a broken down truck but saw what I saw which brought back a few sensitive memories of past events. I was looking at the skid mark, the ute, the bike and then the rider - one of the firies looked up at me and shook his head as if to say he was doing what he could but it was not good.

Regardless of who made a bad decision at the time, a rider has likely died so my thoughts are with his family and my hopes are that others will keep these tragedies in mind when they throw a leg over.

[Dazza996]

terrible news whenever I hear stuff like this I get memories of my accident last year when a ute turned in front of me. Leah called me straight away when she heard on the radio to make sure it wasnt me with my luck over last 12 months.

Hope rider pulls thru

[Dozza]

I went to cannington around 6ish and the bike was pretty tangled , ambulance had gone. On the way back around 7ish i went passed it again and the bike was getting put on a tilt truck (as mentioned) while bunyack (spotted) was chatting to the cop ....

[mcmurray]

Fuck, doesn't sound like a good outcome. Be extra careful out there people!

[Xuaxace]

Bloody awefull. Hopefully he pulls through .