Scooter rider dies after crash; man charged - Eastgardens

A man has been charged following a fatal crash in Sydney's east yesterday.

About 2pm (Friday 8 May 2020), emergency services were called to the intersection of Fitzgerald Avenue and Bunnerong Road, Eastgardens, after reports of a Mitsubishi Challenger and a Yamaha scooter had collided.

The scooter rider, a 29-year-old man, was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics, before being taken to St Vincent's Hospital in a critical condition.

The Mitsubishi driver, a 22-year-old man, was arrested and taken to Prince of Wales Hospital for mandatory testing.

Officers from Eastern Beaches Police Area Command established a crime scene, which was examined by specialist police from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit.

Investigators were later notified the rider had died in hospital.

The driver was taken to Maroubra Police Station and charged with negligent driving occasioning death.

He was granted conditional bail to appear before Waverley Local Court on Wednesday 29 July 2020.

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