A man remains in a critical but stable condition as police appeal for assistance with their investigations into two serious motorcycle accidents in as many days.
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The man was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle westward along Bong Bong Road about 11.15pm Saturday when he came unstuck at the Lucas Drive roundabout.
Police and paramedics attended and treated the 24-year-old man before he was taken to Wollongong Hospital.
He was later airlifted to St George Hospital for further treatment.
Police declared the area a crime scene closed the road between Huxley Drive and Robins Creek Road for forensic examination.
The motorcycle was seized by police for mechanical examination.
The crash followed a serious collision between a motorcycle and a silver Holden Statesman in Wollongong on Friday night.
The 19-year-old rider was travelling south on Corrimal Street just before 10.30pm when the oncoming Statesman driver allegedly turned east into Stewart Street and crashed into him.
The rider was treated for an injury to his right leg, then taken by ambulance to Wollongong Hospital in a stable condition.
Officers from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation attended the site soon afterwards.
The Statesman driver, a 55-year-old provisional P2 licence holder, was breath tested and returned a positive result.
Police allege he later supplied a analysis sample reading of 0.215.
The man’s licence was immediately suspended and he was charged with aggravated dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, high-range drink-driving and dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.
He was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Wollongong Local Court on March 13.
Paramedics also came to the aid of a man aged in his 20s who came unstuck while riding a trail bike off the Princes Highway, outside Mount Brown Public School, about 2.40am Sunday. The man suffered a leg fracture.
Police are calling on any witnesses to the incidents to come forward. Contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.