Police confirm Tin Can Bay truck driver was involved in fatal Brooweena crash that killed mum
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the circumstances of the crash after a 40-year-old woman died in hospital this morning.
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A 40-year-old Tin Can Bay man was driving a truck involved in a Brooweena crash that killed a young Biggenden mother on Wednesday.
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Police have confirmed Kirsty Spry, 40, succumbed to critical injuries after the BMW sedan she was driving collided with a logging truck and flipped off the Brooweena Bridge near Eaton Road about 2.22pm.
Ms Spry was trapped in her vehicle before eventually being freed by emergency services and flown to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, where she died early this morning.
The Tin Can Bay man suffered minor injuries in the crash, police said.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the circumstances of the crash.
Originally published as Police confirm Tin Can Bay truck driver was involved in fatal Brooweena crash that killed mum
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