Motorcycle crash – West Tamar Highway, Legana 16/9/17, TAS

About 5:50 pm on Saturday 16 September 2017, a motorcycle travelling north on West Tamar Highway failed to negotiate the roundabout at Acropolis Drive, Tasmania Police say.

The rider, a 41 year old male, was conveyed to the Launceston General Hospital in a critical condition and later flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital.

Initial investigations indicate that speed may have been a factor in the crash.

Police would like to speak with any person who witnessed a black, late model Harley Davidson motorcycle travelling in a northerly direction on the West Tamar Highway between Riverside and Legana around the time of the crash.

Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers.

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