00:02Wreckage strewn across an isolated stretch, the results of an overnight chase that left
00:08one man dead.
00:09There was just a very loud scraping noise, you know, that woke me up at first.
00:16It started at this McDonald's in Rabina on the Gold Coast just before midnight when police
00:21were alerted to a man with a long-arm firearm.
00:24An hour later, officers tried to stop him, but he sped off heading south towards the
00:30New South Wales border.
00:31New South Wales police located that vehicle in Tweed Heads.
00:35A pursuit was initiated when the vehicle failed to stop.
00:38When he reached South Mwoolambar, officers deployed road spikes, but it didn't stop the driver
00:44who continued another 26 kilometres to Coongar, where his car was found down an embankment.
00:50At about 3am, police approached that vehicle and sighted a man seated in the vehicle with
00:57a firearm across his lap.
01:00The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
01:02His cause of death is unknown.
01:04He's yet to be formally identified, but he is believed to be a 25-year-old man from Queensland.
01:10I can't speculate on why he didn't stop.
01:12The mere fact that he was in possession of a firearm would, I imagine, have impacted on
01:18his decision making.
01:19Today, roads to the area were closed as police investigated the circumstances.
01:24It was so scary.
01:26I just woke up to my heart beating outside my chest.
01:28I look out the window and I just see cops just flying down the road.
01:33Police have launched a critical incident investigation, which will be independently reviewed by the
01:38Professional Standards Command and the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.
01:42I went to find out the scene at the scene that I experienced in spuricing.
01:43Here but the.
01:44Let's go in.
01:44I'm really active on the return, too.
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