Man and woman killed in truck rollover at Curra

A Maryborough woman and Gympie man have been confirmed dead after a tragic accident involving a power pole at Curra.

A Maryborough woman and Gympie man have died in a horrific rollover into a power pole near Gympie, police confirmed on Monday afternoon.

The 44-year-old female driver and 52-year-old passenger received critical injuries in the crash just before 10.30am.

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They were pronounced dead at the scene, a police press release said about 3pm Monday, January 23.

Emergency service crews had rushed to the scene of the rollover on Curra Estate Rd at Curra about 10.24am.

A Maryborough woman and Gympie man died in a horrific truck rollover at Curra.

Curra man Alexander Mcleish said he was unpacking groceries when he heard a “screech of brakes” and a “thud which would have been the truck go on its side.”

Mr Mcleish jumped back in his car to see if he could help anyone at the scene.

“I had a look at it and I thought ‘there’s absolutely nothing I can do here’ because the cab was crushed right up against the telegraph pole,” he said.

“I didn’t realise there were two in the truck.”

Alexander Mcleish tried to call 000 at the scene of a serious rollover in Curra.

Mr Mcleish said he tried to call 000 but had no signal. Another man arrived at the scene and called emergency services as Mr Mcleish tried to call again.

Back at home, his wife phoned police to give them more details and Mr Mcleish called Ergon Energy as the pole was bound to be damaged, he said.

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The serious crash happened at the intersection of Gleneagles Drive and Curra Estate Rd.

It is understood the truck rolled and crashed into a power pole.

Almost 150 homes were affected by a power outage in the region following the crash.

Emergency services at the scene of a truck rollover at Curra.

Queensland Ambulance Service said two men with critical injuries were trapped inside the truck and a rescue helicopter was tasked to the scene.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the crash. Anyone with information or who may have dashcam footage of the crash or the moments leading up to is asked to contact police.