A MOTORCYCLIST died after a collision with another cyclist and an oncoming car at Mount Seaview on Saturday morning.
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Laurieton Police attended the crash site, west of Wauchope on the Oxley Highway.
The deceased, a 43-year-old Sydney man, was riding his motorcycle east along the highway with four other riders, about 11am, when it is believed he collided with one of them as the group rode down a steep decline.
Police report the man then lost control of his motorcycle before colliding with a Hyundai i30 hatch travelling in the opposite direction.
Ambulance Paramedics from Wauchope and Walcha assisted the motorcyclist, however he died at the scene.
The rider of the other motorcycle, a 48-year-old Sydney man, and the 40-year-old male driver of the Hyundai, were taken to Port Macquarie Base Hospital for mandatory blood and urine tests but were uninjured during the incident.
Police are continuing investigations into the circumstances leading up to the crash and will prepare a report for the Coroner.