A woman is fighting for life in hospital after an accident involving a motorcycle and a car on Macquarie Pass at the weekend.
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The 48-year-old motorcyclist suffered critical injuries in the crash, which happened on the Illawarra Highway about 1.45pm on Sunday.
A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said paramedics responded to reports a motorcyclist had been hit by a four-wheel-drive.
Paramedics treated the woman at the scene, before she was flown by helicopter to Sydney’s St George Hospital in a critical condition.
A spokeswoman for the hospital said the woman remained in a critical condition on Monday morning.
The Macquarie Pass accident happened during a horror weekend on NSW roads.
Four motorcycle riders, all men, lost their lives in separate crashes across the state between Friday and Sunday – prompting senior police to issue a warning to riders to take extra care on the roads.
A 55-year-old rider was killed after he left the roadway on Guyra Road at Tingha, near Inverell, and struck a tree about 3.30pm on Friday.
On Saturday, a 48-year-old died after he hit a tree on Richmond Road at Marsden Park about 3.15pm.
Another motorcyclist died in the same area about 2.45pm on Sunday, when the 25-year-old rider left the road and struck a dividing fence on Richmond Road, Marsden Park.
About 8.55pm on Sunday, a 22-year-old rider died after his motorcycle and a car crashed on Wollongong Road, Arncliffe.
Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy, from the NSW Police Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, said the number of deaths on our roads, especially among motorcyclists, was alarming.
Five people died on NSW roads at the weekend, bringing the state’s 2017 road toll to 361.
“Four of the people that died this weekend were motorcyclists, and it needs to serve as a stark reminder of the dangers on our roads,” Assistant Commissioner Corboy said.
“We have already seen 58 motorcyclists die on our roads this year. That is 58 people who have left to go on a ride, never to return home.”
Assistant Commissioner Corboy said motorcyclists were “among the most vulnerable on our roads”.
“Motorcycles don’t have airbags or seatbelts and when they are involved in a crash, it is easy for a rider to be seriously injured or even killed,” he said.
“Personal responsibility lies with motorcycle riders to ride to the conditions, slow down, and take personal responsibility for their riding behaviour, so that they can return home safely.”
Andrew Pearson
Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.
Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.
