Young rider killed in tragic accident

By Abbey Cannan

A young man has died while trying to evade police who were on the look out for a motorcycle rider driving erratically around Noosa.

A 26-year-old Urangan man crashed into a pole along Eenie Creek Road at around 7.15pm on Sunday and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police had been in the Noosa area patrolling for a motorcycle following several reports of a rider driving dangerously.

Superintendent Craig Hawkins said the motorcycle rider was seen in the distance by a police officer and after they proceeded further down that road, they found the rider had crashed.

“The officer rendered first aid to the man but unfortunately his life could not be saved,“ he said.

Supt Hawkins said it was a sad occasion…