A motorcycle rider has died in a crash in the state's North-West on Wednesday night.
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A Tasmania Police spokesperson said a female rider had died as a result of a crash between a motorcycle and utility on Castra Road at Sprent.
Police and emergency services were called to the scene about 8.30pm.
The spokesperson said that the rider had died at the scene.
"The driver of the utility was not injured however was conveyed to the Mersey Community Hospital where he was treated for shock. The driver underwent a mandatory blood test," the spokesperson said.
Castra Road was closed for about three hours while crash investigations were undertaken, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Luke Sayer
Luke Sayer became the editor of The Advocate Newspaper in mid-2017, after beginning his media career in the late 1980s. He is passionate about sharing the best regional news from North-West Tasmania and what matters from around the nation and world. He's been known to throw himself around a hockey field and jump in a surf boat, and loves to spend time with his kids and grandkids.
Luke Sayer became the editor of The Advocate Newspaper in mid-2017, after beginning his media career in the late 1980s. He is passionate about sharing the best regional news from North-West Tasmania and what matters from around the nation and world. He's been known to throw himself around a hockey field and jump in a surf boat, and loves to spend time with his kids and grandkids.
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