A 21-year-old man has died following a serious motorcycle crash in Paddys River.

Last night ACT Policing launched a major search operation for a man reported to be missing out in a rural area west of Canberra..

Update: The man was located this morning.

Updated article: https://www.onsceneact.com.au/index.php/251-man-dies-following-motorbike-crash-in-paddys-river

ACT Policing with the assistance of ACT SES and the Toll Rescue Chopper have launched a major search following reports a man had gone missing on his motorbike west of Canberra.

ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing man Alex Coppinger.

One person was trapped inside their vehicle for nearly an hour following a crash south of Murrumbateman this afternoon.

Just after 3pm ACT and NSW Emergency Services responded to reports of a motor vehicle crash on the Barton Highway.

At around 9.10pm last night (Saturday 16th January) a police car was involved in a serious two car collision which occurred at the intersection of Hindmarsh Drive and Palmer Street, in Garran.

Police will allege that a silver station wagon turned in front of an unmarked police vehicle contrary to the traffic signals subsequently colliding with the unmarked car.

Firefighters have contained a fast-moving grass fire in Higgins this afternoon.

At approximately 5.30pm ACT fire towers at One Tree Hill and Mt Tennant spotted smoke coming from the vicinity of North West Belconnen.