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WOMAN CRITICAL AFTER VAN-MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT

A woman is in a critical condition after a collision between a motorbike and a van on the far north coast yesterday.

Shortly before 2pm, emergency services responded to reports of a crash between a van and a motorcycle at Shelly Beach, East Ballina.

The 47-year-old female motorbike rider was treated at the scene before being taken to the Gold Coast Hospital in a critical condition.

The driver of the van, a 29-year-old woman, was not injured. She was taken to hospital for mandatory testing.

She was subsequently charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.

She will appear in court in February.

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