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Two confirmed dead in horror crash near Cairns

Two women are dead following a horror single-vehicle crash in Far North Queensland on Sunday.

Two people are fighting for life after a crash north of Cairns. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Two people are fighting for life after a crash north of Cairns. Picture: Kevin Farmer

Two women are dead following a horror single-vehicle crash in Far North Queensland on Sunday.

The driver, a 60-year-old Hope Vale woman, and her passenger, a 59-year-old Manoora woman, died at the scene after their Toyota LandCruiser left the Mulligan Highway about 5km west of Lakeland and rolled into a nearby creek.

The accident happened about 1.50pm.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating circumstance of the crash.

Originally published as Two confirmed dead in horror crash near Cairns

Original URL: https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/two-people-fighting-for-life-after-horror-crash-near-cairns/news-story/ae747554ed96f6d1016887d46ff80671