Police responding to fatal motorcycle crash at Port Douglas

A woman has died following a motorbike crash in Port Douglas last night, Wednesday March 2.

Initial investigations reveal around 6pm the 27-year-old Whitfield woman was a passenger on the bike, driven by a 31-year-old Port Douglas Man on Barrier Street, Port Douglas when the pair were thrown from the bike after negotiating a corner.

The woman sustained critical injuries and later died in Hospital.

The Forensic Crash Unit is appealing for witnesses especially those with dashcam of the crash or the moments leading up to it to come forward.

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