Motorcyclist Joshua Michael Young was killed when his motorcycle smashed into an oncoming Mazda sedan on Barkers Lodge Road, Picton, on Sunday afternoon.
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His father, who was riding behind him on the winding, scenic road, witnessed the crash and cradled his dying son in his arms, according to a witness.
Craig Sheahan, who was one of the first on the scene, said he was out for a motorcycle ride on Sunday afternoon and had chosen to take a shorter ride through Appin and Picton instead of to Port Botany.
After stopping for a drink and a rest in Picton, he said he had travelled only 800 metres along Barkers Lodge Road when he came across the accident and stopped to help.
‘‘The rider was lying on the road and in a bad way,’’ Mr Sheahan said in a Facebook post, adding that ‘‘his father was there cradling his son’’.
‘‘It was hectic as we waited for the emergency services to arrive.
‘‘Things got worse, the rider was in need of CPR, I commenced, it seemed like an eternity till the ambulance arrived.
‘‘I don’t think it was going to end well for the rider and my ride home afterwards was very different, lots of time to think about things.’’
Mr Young, from the Campbelltown area, was aged in his 20s.
He was a keen motorcycle rider, car enthusiast, competitive rider, traveller and artist who sold his work under the name Losu.
He posted regularly in the Sydney Ducatista club for Ducati enthusiasts and enjoyed frequent weekend rides with his father.
Police said officers from Camden would prepare a report for the coroner. The male driver of the Mazda sedan that collided with Mr Young was not injured.
Police are continuing to investigate the Bilpin triple fatality that killed three passengers in a Mitsubishi SUV.
The male driver, a P-plater, survived with non life-threatening injuries.
Friends of Lachlan have flooded social media with tributes.
‘‘I can’t believe this has happened, from dancing with you only hours ago to hearing that one of my closest mates and brothers has had an accident,’’ one friend posted online.
‘‘I will never forget your happy vibes and constant smile.’’
His brother, Jayden, posted: ‘‘My little bro man, thank you for giving me that special strength. It’s just really hard for me right now trying to fathom turning this into a reality.’’
