Gold Coast man charged after unsecured ladder allegedly caused motorcyclist’s death

A Gold Coast man has been charged after a unsecured ladder fell off the back of his trailer allegedly causing a crash which killed a motorcyclist.

The 40-year-old was driving his ute and trailer on the Pacific Motorway on the morning on November 2 at Nerang when the crash occurred.

Police allege a ladder fell from his trailer into the path of a 53-year-old motorcyclist who was riding behind.

The rider tried to swerve to avoid the ladder but was struck by another vehicle.

The motorcyclist was…