Man dead after head-on crash closes lane on Bruce Highway near Mackay

One man has died and a woman taken to hospital after a car and motorbike collision forced the closure of a lane on the Bruce Highway near Mackay on Saturday morning.

A police spokeswoman said a car travelling south collided head-on with a northbound motorbike at Balberra, about 20 kilometres south of Mackay, near the intersection with Campbells Ridge Road about 6am.

When paramedics arrived the motorbike rider, a 40-year-old Bucasia man, was declared dead at the scene while the 48-year-old female car driver was taken to Mackay Base Hospital with neck pain and shock.

Police closed one northbound lane soon after the crash happened and urged motorists to avoid the area while the Forensic Crash Unit investigates.

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