Fatal single vehicle crash at Charters Towers

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating following a fatal single-vehicle crash at Charters Towers overnight, December 2.

Initial investigations indicate that around 10:30pm, a 2000 Toyota Wagon travelled along Gregory Development Road, Seventy Mile before it attempted to avoid a collision with a cow, where it then lost control.

The driver of the vehicle, a 29-year-old Lancefield man, was declared deceased.

Two other passengers in the vehicle, a 28-year-old Brigalow man and a 24-year-old Brigalow woman, sustained minor injuries.

The Forensic Crash Unit are investigating the circumstances of the crash and appealing to anyone who may have seen the vehicle, witnessed the incident, or may have relevant dashcam/CCTV footage to come forward.

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