Home owner raised alarm after devastating car accident

Police in the quiet township were alerted to the accident in the dead of night by a home owner close to where the Rav4 slammed into a gum tree and exploded in flames, killing the female driver.

The Wide Bay Highway as it enters Kilkivan and (inset) police Sergeant Hans Van Kempen.

Investigations continue into what caused the tragic accident at Kilkivan on Friday night that has left a 31-year-old Sexton woman dead.

Sergeant Hans Van Kempen of the Kilkivan police station said investigations were ongoing.

The crash occurred on a bend just inside the 60km/h zone on the Gympie side of Kilkivan about 2.20am on Saturday.

Police were alerted to the incident by the occupant of a Kilkivan home out front of the which the horror unfolded.

The Rav4 veered off the Wide Bay Highway just after the 100km/h zone becomes a 60km/h zone in the township, crashing into a large gum tree near the side of the road and exploding into flames.

The driver was the only occupant of the car. She died at the scene.

The Forensic Crash Unit is appealing for witnesses, or anyone with more information on the incident, to contact them.

One motorist who drove past the scene several hours later said police and fire fighters were still there about 6.30am.

“The only thing left was a burnt out shell of the car. There didn‘t appear to be any scratch marks on the road, which seems like the lady has hit the tree at full force.

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“It is a sad tragedy and my partner and I feel for the family left behind. Not only them but the family that live in the house right beside it.”

The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the Forensic Crash Unit.

The Wide Bay Highway as it comes into Kilkivan, where a SUV slammed into a tree on the bend in the early hours of Saturday, July 24.