Fatal crash Cairns: Diwan man, 39, dies in Cape Tribulation Road incident
Another man has died in a single-vehicle crash north of Cairns during a horrific day of incidents on Far Northern roads.
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A 39-YEAR-OLD man has died in a single vehicle crash along Cape Tribulation Road in Diwan overnight.
Police said the initial investigation showed about 9.50pm the car was travelling in Diwan and crashed in to a fixed road sign.
The 39-year-old man from Diwan was the only person in the car and was found dead at the site.
The Forensic Crash Unit are continuing to investigate the incident.
This is the third incident involving a car in the past 24 hours.
A 82-year-old Atherton man died following a car crash in East Barron at 9.45am on Monday morning.
On Monday afternoon another man died in a fatal collision on the Kennedy Highway at Kuranda.
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Originally published as Fatal crash Cairns: Diwan man, 39, dies in Cape Tribulation Road incident
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