Carbrook: Honda Goldwing rider and pillion passenger killed after collision with car in Queensland

Matt Shrivell
The Nightly
Two people on a motorbike were killed in the crash.
Two people on a motorbike were killed in the crash. Credit: AAP

A rider and his pillion passenger have both been killed in a horror motorbike crash in Queensland on Sunday night.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the double fatality crash at Carbrook with initial investigations indicating that at around 7.25pm, emergency services were called to Mount Cotton Road near Coorang Road following reports of a Nissan Patrol four wheel drive crashed into a Honda Goldwing motorcycle.

Police arrived to find the rider of the motorcycle, a 63-year-old Cornubia man and his pillion passenger a 65-year-old Cornubia woman were initially treated for serious injuries but both were declared deceased at the scene.

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The driver of the Nissan, a 21-year-old Carbrook man, was not physically injured.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the circumstances of the incident and are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the crash, has relevant dashcam or CCTV footage or has witnessed the driving behaviour of either vehicle prior to the crash to come forward.

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