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Tonkin Highway crash leaves motorbike rider seriously injured

Michael TraillThe West Australian
A crash between a motorbike and a truck has occured in Ballajura.
Camera IconA crash between a motorbike and a truck has occured in Ballajura. Credit: 7NEWS/7NEWS

A motorbike rider has been seriously injured in a crash that is causing peak-hour traffic chaos in Perth’s north east.

The rider crashed on the Tonkin Highway in Ballajura about 4.20pm on Tuesday.

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A crash between a motorbike and a truck has occured in Ballajura
Camera IconThe crash occured in Ballajura. Credit: 7NEWS/7NEWS

A large stretch of southbound lanes of the highway have been closed between Gnangara Road and Hepburn Avenue as police investigate the circumstances leading up to the crash.

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A crash between a motorbike and a truck has occured in Ballajura
Camera IconThe crash occured in Ballajura about 4.20pm. Credit: 7NEWS/7NEWS

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Drivers are being warned of heavy congestion in the area and are being urged to “exercise extreme caution”.

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