Three people killed in collision on Queensland’s Bunya Highway

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Three people including a 12-year-old girl have been killed in a car crash in southern Queensland. Two Utes collided about 200 kilometres north-west of Brisbane overnight.

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00:00It's been a very sad day here in the South Burnett following last night's triple fatal

00:06crash.

00:07Early investigations suggest a Dodge Ram and a Ford Ranger, two big Utes, collided on the

00:13Bunya Highway just after 10pm, about 200 k's west of Brisbane.

00:19The driver of the Dodge, a 34-year-old Kingaroy man, died at the scene.

00:23There were three people in the Ford, a 44-year-old woman and her two daughters, a 12-year-old

00:28and a 13-year-old.

00:30The woman and the 12-year-old died at the scene, but the 13-year-old was flown to the Queensland

00:35Children's Hospital and is now in a stable condition.

00:37The crash itself happened on the Bunya Highway in a locality known as Tobinga.

00:42It's about 10 minutes outside of Kingaroy.

00:45The Mayor of the South Burnett, Cathy Duff, says the community is in mourning.

00:49So I'm feeling very, very sad and just frustrated for our region.

00:56It's not a good way to start the new year and it's just such a tragedy for the families

01:02of the loved ones.

01:03And I'd like to extend our deepest sympathy on behalf of the whole region to the families

01:08of those who have lost their lives.

01:10It's just so sad.

01:13And also offering our prayers to the little girl who's still fighting for her life.

01:20Police are still appealing for witnesses to the crash to come forward as the Forensic

01:25Crash Unit tries to piece together exactly what happened.

01:28They can't do all that.

01:34They can't do all that.

01:37They can't do all that.

01:41They can't do all that.

01:45So I'm feeling very sad.

01:47They can't do all that.

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