One dead, one injured in motorcycle crash.

A man has died following a motorcycle crash in the Upper Hunter overnight. About 10.15pm (Tuesday 20 July 2021), emergency services were called to Old Scone Road and Macartney Street, Merriwa, after reports a Triumph motorcycle with a rider and a pillion passenger had left the road and thrown both persons from the bike. The rider died at the scene; he is yet to be formally identified, however is believed to be aged in his 50s. The passenger – a 29-year-old man – received minor injuries and was taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment. Officers from Hunter Valley Police District attended and established...