Teen driver dies after Bruce Highway crash at Myrtlevale
A teenage girl has sadly died after the vehicle she was driving and a semi-trailer collided in the Whitsundays, the second serious crash along that stretch of roadway in the past month.
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A 17-year-old girl has died following a horror two-vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway on Friday October 11.
Multiple emergency crews were called to a two-vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway at Myrtlevale about 3.25pm Friday following reports of a collision involving a car and a semi-trailer.
The Adromache girl was the driver and sole occupant of the Holden Barina, and sustained critical injuries where she was taken to Townsville Base Hospital.
She has since passed away.
The Forensic Crash Unit is continuing to investigate the crash.
A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said the Forensic Crash Unit was investigating.
Initial investigations indicate the car had been in the process of performing a U-turn when the collision occurred with the northbound truck near the Gunno Go Holiday Park.
A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said crews received reports of a crash between a car and semi-trailer, with one vehicle on the roadway and one off.
The QFD spokeswoman said crews helped remove a person from one of the vehicles, which was done by 3.45pm.
As a result of the crash, the Bruce Highway was closed for several hours.
This comes barely two months after a 22-year-old Mackay woman was killed when her BMW exploded into flames following a head-on crash on the Bruce Highway, also at Myrtlevale, just after 5pm on August 15.
The young woman had been at the wheel of the BMW when police allege a silver Rodeo dual cab ute allegedly crossed into the wrong lane and the two vehicles collided.
The 61-year-old Bowen man, who had been driving the ute, was also seriously injured in the crash which blocked the highway until late into the night.
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Originally published as Teen driver dies after Bruce Highway crash at Myrtlevale