The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating following a single-vehicle crash at Watalgan, north of Bundaberg, yesterday afternoon, September 21.
Initial investigations indicate at approximately 1pm, a motorbike was travelling north along Rosedale Road when it left the road, crashed, and caught fire.
The fire then spread and took hold in nearby vegetation.
The rider, a 50-year-old Captain Creek man, sustained serious injuries and was transported to Bundaberg Hospital in a critical condition.
Emergency crews managed to contain the fire, and no one else was physically injured.
Witnesses or anyone with relevant vision is urged to contact police.
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