Tourist Injured in Motorcycle Crash on Tasmanian Highway

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter lands on the Royal Hobart Hospital. Image / Pulse

A 70-year-old Melbourne man has been seriously injured in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on the Tasman Highway at Goshen today.

The man, who was part of an organized motorcycle tour, lost control of his bike and crashed into an embankment.

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Emergency services, including paramedics, police, and the SES, arrived at the scene and treated the man before he was airlifted to the Royal Hobart Hospital.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.