Melbourne man dies after monkey bike crash on camping trip at Stradbroke

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Melbourne man dies after monkey bike crash on camping trip at Stradbroke

By Goya Dmytryshchak
Updated

Tributes are flowing for a 24-year-old Cranbourne man who died in a monkey bike crash while on a camping trip in Gippsland.

Luke Staveley was killed after two bikes crashed near Stradbroke early Saturday morning.

A monkey bike is removed from the campsite at Stradbroke, Victoria.

A monkey bike is removed from the campsite at Stradbroke, Victoria.Credit: 7News Melbourne

He was with a group of mates at a remote campsite when, at about 12.30am, two went for a ride on their monkey bikes.

When Mr Staveley followed, he collided with a mate on an unnamed road near Baldwins Lane.

The men's campsite near Stradbroke.

The men's campsite near Stradbroke.Credit: 7News Melbourne

Investigators say the bikes had no lights and the riders weren't wearing helmets.

Mr Staveley died at the scene while the other rider, aged 22, was flown to The Alfred hospital in Melbourne with non life-threatening injuries.

He is in a stable condition.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Mr Staveley's mother with funeral costs. It has raised more than $3000 in six hours.

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Mr Staveley was remembered as a "happy-go-lucky man who would always be there for his friends and family".

Jamie Love posted on Facebook: "Wow can't believe your [sic] actually gone we had so many great memories!! You will be missed by so many people!"

Leisha Maree Bowes wrote: "RIP to such a beautiful soul. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends!"

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