Two killed, highway closed after major crash
AN EIGHT-year-old girl who died in a double fatality crash that closed the Bruce Highway was on her way to a primary school netball carnival.
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AN EIGHT-year-old girl has died in a double fatality on her way to a primary school netball carnival in Bundaberg.
Childers first responders had the horrific task of informing a south-east Queensland family their daughter was one of two people tragically killed in a horror head-on along the Bruce Highway, the Bundaberg News-Mail reports.
Queensland Police confirmed the girl and a man died after two cars collided on the highway at South Isis, near the intersection of Ross Camp Rd, just after 1pm.
The male victim, whose age could not be confirmed, was travelling south in a ute by himself.
The eight-year-old girl was one of three passengers in in the car travelling north toward Bundaberg.
The other victims travelling in the northbound sedan, a woman and an 11-year-old girl, were en route to the Samsung Primary Schools Cup - a sporting event hosted by Netball Queensland.
Childers Police Officer in Charge Sergeant Geoff Fay confirmed the woman and two girls were on their way to the netball carnival with other cars in convoy when the shocking collision unfolded.
He said it was a tragic set of circumstances which would deeply impact emergency services personal and the wider community.
“The officers are traumatised by the whole thing, particularly when you’re dealing with an eight-year-old child that’s passed away,” he said.
Yahoo7 reported that the family were travelling from the Gold Coast, and the girls’ parents were in the vehicle behind and witnessed the crash.
The 11-year-old girl and her grandmother were treated by paramedics at the scene and flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious condition.
It’s believed their vehicle was travelling south and collided with the other vehicle, which was travelling north, head-on.
It’s believed the vehicles involved were both utes.
The Bruce Highway remained closed at 3.40pm however diversions were in place. Minor traffic delays were reported.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
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