Police responding to fatal traffic crash at Mutchilba (Mareeba)

A man has died after the motorcycle he was riding crashed at Mutchilba, Mareeba yesterday afternoon.

Preliminary investigations indicate at around 12.10pm three motorcycles were travelling together when the motorcycle involved swerved before leaving the road and crashing into a culvert on Middle Creek Road.

The rider, a 54-year-old man from Kuranda was pronounced deceased at the scene.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.

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