Tas: Woman dies in farm motorcycle crash

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2008
Tas: Woman dies in farm motorcycle crash

HOBART, Dec 1 AAP - A woman died when her motorcycle and a milk tanker truck collided
head-on on a farm in Tasmania's north-west.

Police are trying to determine how the motorcycle and Volvo prime mover collided on
the farm, at Brittons Swamp, about 20km west of Smithton, shortly before 8.30am (AEDT)
on Monday.

The B-double tanker truck was on the property to collect milk.

The rider, a 30-year-old Brittons Swamp woman, was not wearing a helmet. She died at the scene.

The truck driver, a 54-year-old man from nearby Lileah, was not injured.

Burnie accident investigation unit's Constable Colin Willcox urged riders on private
property to take care.

"People riding motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles should not become complacent and
always wear an approved helmet, regardless of whether they are riding on private property,"

he said.

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KEYWORD: FARM

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