Man killed in Eidsvold motorcycle crash; teen killed on Bribie Island
A teenager has been killed after he was thrown from the car he was travelling in on a beach at Bribie Isand, one of two men killed in separate accidents in Queensland on Sunday afternoon.
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An 18-year-old man has died after he was thrown from the passenger seat of a 4WD that rolled on Bribie Island on Sunday afternoon
Police say the driver, also 18, lost control of a Toyota HiLux on Ocean Beach, Woorim around 4.30pm Sunday afternoon before the vehicle rolled.
The passenger, from Burpengary, died at the scene.
The driver, from Beachmere, was flown to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a stable condition.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the crash and are urging people with information or dashcam footage to contact police.
Meanwhile, a 39-year-old man has died after a motorbike crash in Queensland’s North Burnett region on Sunday afternoon.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on Kerwee Rd at Eidsvold East, west of Maryborough.
Police said the local man came off his bike about 4.30pm.
Anyone with further information about the crash is urged to contact authorities.
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