Two killed in horror crash on Sydney Harbour Bridge

An unlicensed motorcyclist who allegedly rode his unregistered bike through a crime scene after a head-on collision on the Sydney Harbour Bridge that killed two drivers is in custody charged with a range of offences.

As emergency services treated patients in the aftermath of the crash, the motorcyclist allegedly sped over the closed bridge and through the crime scene towards officers before being stopped and removed from his bike by an officer who suffered minor bruising on his leg and grazes on one of his hands.

“That gentleman drove towards police, who stood in front of him and were able to stop that gentleman,” NSW Police Acting Superintendent Clayton McDonald said.

The motorcyclist was arrested and taken to Day Street police station, where he was charged with 12 offences early on Friday morning.

Footage of the man’s arrest showed several officers piling on the man before he was led handcuffed into a nearby police vehicle.

The bridge came to a standstill at about 1.40pm on Thursday when a car travelling north crossed into oncoming southbound traffic, police said. Several other cars were involved in collisions as a result.

Police said two male drivers, who are yet to be identified, had died at the scene. Another man and a pregnant woman were taken to Royal North Shore Hospital in a stable condition.