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Speed and inattention cause of Wade Palmer's fatal Upper Castra motorbike crash

Sandy Powell
Updated February 24 2021 - 4:44pm, first published 4:00pm
TRIBUTE: A photo and flower tribute has been laid at the side of the road where Wade Palmer died after crashing his motorbike in February 2020. A coroner has found speed and inattention caused the fatal crash. Picture: Brodie Weeding
TRIBUTE: A photo and flower tribute has been laid at the side of the road where Wade Palmer died after crashing his motorbike in February 2020. A coroner has found speed and inattention caused the fatal crash. Picture: Brodie Weeding

A motorcyclist was travelling at 40km/h above the speed limit when he crashed and died at Upper Castra in February 2020, a coroner has reported.

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Sandy Powell

Sandy Powell

Senior Reporter

Court and crime reporter covering the West and North-West of Tasmania for the Advocate.

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