Two children among 10 killed in horror weekend on roads
Allanah Sciberras |
Two young children are among four people killed in a horrific two-car crash after a tragic weekend on the roads.
The crash occurred on the Capricorn Highway, between Comet and Blackwater in Queensland’s central highlands, about 10.50am on Sunday.
Police believe a Holden Commodore carrying four people collided with a Toyota Hilux ute carrying two people and travelling in the opposite direction.
A 28-year-old man driving the Commodore, a 32-year-old man, a six-year-old boy and a seven-year-old girl died as a result of the crash.
A 27-year-old travelling in the ute was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The ute’s other occupant, a 28-year-old, was airlifted to a Brisbane hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
The deaths followed a horror three days on Queensland roads.
An 18-year-old Kingaroy man died after being hit by a car in Hivesville, in the South Burnett region, on Saturday.
A 45-year-old man died in a separate incident on Saturday when his motorcycle crashed into a trailer being towed by a ute stopped at an intersection at Mount Pleasant, near Mackay.
A 26-year-old man suffered critical injuries and died after falling from a car on Beaudesert Beenleigh Road in Tamborine on Friday.
Three teenagers – two boys and a girl aged 19 – were killed in a head-on collision in Glenella, just outside Mackay, on Friday.
There have been 152 fatalities from crashes in Queensland in 2025, the same number recorded during the same period in 2024.
AAP
