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Investigations ongoing into Kalkie crash which injured Milla Jade Bennett

Questions still remain almost a month after a driver allegedly fled the scene of a serious crash at Bundaberg where a teenage girl was thrown from a car.

Police are still investigation a serious crash at kalkie on September 24 which left Milla Jade Bennett seriously injured; the driver allegedly fled the scene.
Police are still investigation a serious crash at kalkie on September 24 which left Milla Jade Bennett seriously injured; the driver allegedly fled the scene.

Police say investigations remain ongoing almost a month after a teenager was critically injured in a horror crash, from which the driver allegedly fled, at Kalkie in Bundaberg.

Milla Jade Bennett suffered serious injuries in the single vehicle crash on Saturday September 24, when it rolled at McGills Rd shortly before 1.40pm.

Police said at the time Ms Bennett, a passenger, was thrown from the car in the crash.

She suffered “significant” internal injuries and a head injury and was rushed to Bundaberg Base Hospital before being flown to Brisbane.

A second patient, a man of unidentified age, was taken to the hospital in a stable condition.

Milla Jade Bennett suffered internal injuries and a head injury in the crash; she has since been discharged from hospital.
Milla Jade Bennett suffered internal injuries and a head injury in the crash; she has since been discharged from hospital.

The driver allegedly fled the scene, sparking a police manhunt.

Ms Bennett has since been discharged from the hospital.

On Wednesday police declined to comment further on whether they had spoken with the driver and instead said “police are continuing their inquiries”.

Officers have called for anyone with dashcam footage or who witnessed to the crash to come forward.

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