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An 80-year-old man has died after a vehicle rollover south of Gladstone

An 80-year-old man has died and three others are injured following a single-vehicle rollover in central Queensland.

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An 80-year-old man has died and three others are injured following a single-vehicle rollover in central Queensland.

The Foreshores man, who was a passenger in the car, was pronounced deceased at the scene. 

A 72-year-old Foreshores woman, who was driving, has been freed from the vehicle which crashed on Turkey Beach Rd, south of Gladstone, earlier this afternoon, a QAS spokesperson said.  She has been flown to Rockhampton Hospital in a serious but stable condition with shoulder, chest and arm injuries. 

A 55-year-old Morayfield man sustained rib, shoulder and pelvic injuries and was taken to Gladstone hospital along with a 15-year-old Foreshores boy who sustained injuries to his shoulder and head. 

An 80-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle rollover in which three others were injured. Picture: Channel 9
An 80-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle rollover in which three others were injured. Picture: Channel 9

Both males are in a stable condition.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.

Meanwhile, a man has been taken to hospital after a motorbike crash on Highfields Rd in Toowoomba about 5.15pm. The man was taken to Toowoomba Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Originally published as An 80-year-old man has died after a vehicle rollover south of Gladstone

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