Fatal crash – Buchanan Highway

The release

A 51-year-old Victorian man has died following a motorcycle crash on the Buchanan Highway yesterday.

Shortly after 10am, police received reports that a motorcyclist had collided with a tree about 60 kilometres north of Top Springs.

Witnesses stopped and rendered assistance until staff from the Yarralin Health Clinic arrived; however, the man died at the scene.

Detectives from the Northern Coronial Unit have taken carriage of the investigation and are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the crash.

Anyone who witnessed the crash and has not yet spoken to police is urged to contact police on 131 444, quoting reference P26261657.