August 11, 2025

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Incident Overview
Police are investigating a fatal incident on the Pacific Motorway near Billinudgel, NSW, after multiple vehicles collided with an unoccupied motorcycle and a man’s body was later discovered nearby.

Location and Time

  • Incident Date: Sunday, 10 August 2025
  • Incident Time: Approximately 7:15pm
  • Location: Pacific Motorway, near Billinudgel, NSW (approx. 30 minutes south of Tweed Heads, close to the NSW–Queensland border)

Vehicles Involved

  • Unoccupied motorcycle – believed to belong to the deceased
  • Three passenger vehicles – all collided with the motorcycle

Fatalities / Injuries

  • Deceased: Male, yet to be formally identified, body located near the crash scene
  • Injured: No injuries reported from the vehicle occupants, but all underwent mandatory testing

Incident Description
Initial reports indicate that three cars travelling on the Pacific Motorway struck an unoccupied motorcycle. A short time later, a member of the public located a man’s body nearby, believed to be the motorcycle’s rider. The circumstances leading to the motorcycle being unoccupied on the motorway remain under investigation.

Police Actions

  • Two drivers transported to Byron Bay Hospital for mandatory testing
  • Third driver transported to Tweed Valley Hospital for testing
  • All three vehicles seized for forensic examination

Investigation
NSW Police are conducting a full investigation and preparing a report for the coroner. The cause of the incident and the timeline leading to the fatality are still being determined.

Witnesses / Appeals
Anyone with dashcam footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

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