A 77-year-old man remains in a critical condition after a motorcycle crash near Coffs Harbour yesterday afternoon.
Police say that shortly before 4.45pm on Monday, emergency services were called to the Pacific Highway at Bonville – about 600m south of the Lyons Road overpass – after a motorcycle and a Mercedes station wagon towing a trailer collided in the southbound lane.
The rider – a 77-year-old Urunga man – was taken to Coffs Harbour Health Campus before being airlifted to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.
The Mercedes driver – a 69-year-old man – was not injured and has undergone mandatory testing.
Inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash have commenced, and anyone who may have witnessed the incident is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.