Man killed after Bruce Highway rollover
A man has been killed and two others are in a critical condition after a spate of serious crashes across Queensland overnight.
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A man has died after a car veered off the Bruce Highway and rolled.
Initial investigations suggest a 4WD heading north on the Bruce Highway near Yaamba, north of Rockhampton, left the road and rolled about 10.30pm Saturday.
A 57-year-old Rockhampton man, who was the driver and sole occupant of the 4WD, died at the scene.
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Meanwhile in Townsville, a man in his 20s sustained life-threatening injuries after falling from the tray of a ute driving off-road.
Critical care paramedics were called to Saint Lucia Drive in Rasmussen about 8.43pm where a man had sustained significant spinal injuries.
He was taken to Townsville University Hospital in a critical condition.
About 1am Sunday morning, a hooning incident on the Gold Coast left another man in a critical condition.
He and another four people, who had minor injuries, were taken to Gold Coast University Hospital.
Just over an hour later, a man was taken to hospital with significant lower limb injuries after he was hit by a car.
Emergency services were called to reports a man has been hit by a car on Viking Drive at Wacol about 2.23am.
He was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious condition.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
