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Motorcyclist died after crash with unlicensed driver: police

An allegedly unlicensed driver has been charged over a head-on crash that claimed the life of a motorcyclist north of Brisbane.

A 43-year-old died when his bike and a car collided along Ann Street at Kallangur about 2.30pm Monday.

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A police spokesman alleged the white station wagon had crossed to the wrong side of the road and said police would be investigating whether speed was a factor.

Police alleged the station wagon went on to crash into a black utility parked in a nearby yard, which was pushed into a fence, causing significant damage.

A crash on Ann Street at Kallangur left a motorcyclist dead.
A crash on Ann Street at Kallangur left a motorcyclist dead.  Photo: Seven News

A 20-year-old from Kallangur is due in Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning after being denied bail, charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.

He allegedly ran from his damaged white Holden Commodore, attracting a fine for failing to perform duties and liabilities of drivers involved in road accidents.

A police spokesman said the man was tracked down and arrested at the nearby home of the man who owned the car.

He was also charged with unlicensed driving.

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