Man dies following crash - North Ryde
Where: Lane Cove Road, North Ryde, the street the release names · See the street on the map
The release
A man has died following a fatal crash in Sydney’s north this morning.
About 7.15am (Monday 19 October 2026), emergency services were called to Lane Cove Road, North Ryde, following reports of a motorcycle crash.
Officers attached to Ryde Police Area Command attended and found a rider lying on the road.
The man – believed to be aged in his 30s – was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics; however, died at the scene.
An investigation into the cause of the crash is underway and a report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
As inquiries continue, anyone with information – including CCTV, mobile phone or dashcam vision – is urged to contact Ryde Police Area Command or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Traffic diversions are in place – for the latest information go to livetraffic.com.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au . Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
— NSW PoliceCrime in the Ryde council area
Ryde is a council area in New South Wales with about 141,693 residents. It has a Crime Score 20 out of 100 (very low), 337th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by robbery (45th percentile), homicide (36th percentile), sexual offences (24th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 20.
- Violent
- 579 per 100k
- Property
- 1,916 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 210 per 100k
- Theft
- 977 per 100k
See the full Ryde crime profile
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