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Motorbike rider dies in Finke Desert Race crash
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- A motorbike rider competing in this year's Finke Desert Race has died, according to event organisers and NT Police.
- The competitor, whose name has yet to be released, died while racing along the off-road track from Alice Springs to Aputula/Finke.
- NT Police said emergency services were called to the scene at 12:40pm on Sunday.
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A motorbike rider competing in this year's Finke Desert Race has died, according to event organisers and NT Police. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
Link copied Share Share article. A motorbike rider has died in the Central Australian outback after a crash at the Finke Desert Race.
The competitor, whose name has yet to be released, died while racing along the off-road track from Alice Springs to Aputula/Finke.
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