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An Ipswich rider has hit a mattress that fell off a trailer in a Brisbane tunnel at 80km/h and police are lived to tell the tale after performing an impromptu “endo”.

Contractor Aaron Wood said the “endo” was so severe he tore the grips off the bars of his Honda CBR1000RR.

Aaron was following a Toyota Prado through the Clem 7 tunnel on the night of March 28, 2017, when an unsecured mattress flew out of the back of a cage trailer it was towing.

He hit the mattress and came to an abrupt stop, lucky not to be rear-ended. The mattress was lodged under the bike near the exhaust and began to smoulder before being pulled out.

“I have been riding for 20 years and never had something like this happen,” he told The Queensland Times.

Ipswich police are checking the tunnel CCTV footage, but it is very difficult to read the number plate of the vehicle.

A police media spokesperson says if they locate the driver they could be charged with “Fail to ensure load on private light vehicle complies with requirements” and face a $243 fine.

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