Vic:Motorcyclist dies after losing control of his bike

AAP General News (Australia)
02-13-2006
Vic:Motorcyclist dies after losing control of his bike

A motorcyclist has died after losing control of his bike in the state's south-west.

A Victoria Police spokesman says the 37-year-old man was overtaking some companions
on another bike when he lost control on a sweeping bend of the Hamilton Highway, six kilometres
east of Mortlake.

He says the motorcyclist ran off the road and crashed into a fence post and says preliminary
investigations indicate speed and alcohol were contributing factors.

The man's death takes Victoria's road toll to 33 .. seven less than for the same time last year.

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