A longtime friend of a 71-year-old motorcyclist who was killed after hitting a pothole on the Western Highway on Sunday, has issued a pointed message to the state government.

Barrie AKA ‘Bro Trubie’, had known the late Peter ‘Tiki’ Mason since they were 14 years old, and opened up about their friendship and his sadness following his death.

“It’s entirely preventable,” Barrie told Jacqui Felgate on 3AW Drive.

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An upset Jacqui Felgate also took the state government to task after the tragedy.

“The government should hang its head in shame,” the 3AW Drive host said.

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“We are driving roadworthy cars on unroadworthy roads.”

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