Motorcyclist dies after bikies collide on Hume Freeway at Tallarook
- Caroline Schelle
- Herald Sun
- July 04, 2015 1:39PM
The Greensborough man — who was believed to be a bikie died on the way to hospital after a serious collision at Tallarook on the Hume Freeway on Saturday afternoon.
The 49-year-old man was riding with an outlaw motorcycle gang, which has not been named, when he collided with another rider who lost control in front of him at around 12:40pm.
Police spokeswoman Lee Thomson ruled out earlier reports that a car hit the two bikers.
“It appears one motorcyclist lost partial control of his bike and was struck by a second bike behind him and they were both thrown from their bikes” she said.
The second man, a 44-year-old from Essendon was taken to Northern Hospital in a serious condition with leg injuries after he lost control of his bike.