The third fatality in 48 hours has seen the ACT road toll for 2022 reach nine after a motorcycle collision on Bugden Avenue, Gowrie last night. 

About 9.20pm Saturday 21 May 2022 ACT Policing received reports of the incident involving a 53-year-old man.

ACT Road Policing officers and ACT Ambulance Service paramedics attended the scene and upon arrival confirmed the rider of the motorcycle had sustained life threatening injuries.

Initial investigations revealed the motorcyclist was travelling on Bugden Avenue towards Ashley Drive. He failed to negotiate a bend and collided with a bus stop signpost.  The man from Gowrie suffered a serious head injury and died later at the Canberra Hospital.

ACT Road Policing’s Major Crash Team is conducting a full investigation into the collision. Anyone who witnessed the collision or captured dash-cam footage of it is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website.  Quote reference number 7115743.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner. 

It comes after two incidents in the last two days that saw ACT motorists lose their lives.

On Thursday night 19 May, a 20-year-old man died following a head-on collision on Hindmarsh Drive near O’Malley.

The second fatal accident occurred on Friday 20 May, a single-vehicle collision on Kingsford Smith Drive, Melba.