Gold Coast motorcyclist killed in fiery head-on crash with 4WD

A man has tragically died after a horror motorcycle crash on the northern Gold Coast yesterday afternoon.

Police say that the man was travelling along Pimpama Jacobs Well Road in Norwell, when he collided hear on with a 4WD travelling in the other direction.

It happened just before 5.00pm, with emergency services rushing to the scene.

Both vehicles caught fire in the crash, sparking a blaze in nearby grasslands.

Fire fighters were able to contain the flames, while paramedics attended to the drivers.

The 54-year-old Pimpama man sustained significant injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.

While the driver of the 4WD, a 49-year-old man, did not sustain serious injury.

The Forensic Crash Unit is now investigating.

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