Police are responding to double fatal crash at Calliope, QLD

Police are appealing for witnesses after two lives were lost in a crash at Calliope this morning.

Just before 7.30am, a passing motorist noticed a Toyota Corolla crashed on the side of Gladstone Monto Road.

The two occupants of the car, a 48-year-old woman and a nine-year-old boy, died as a result of the crash.

Preliminary investigations suggest the car left the road and crashed into a tree sometime overnight.

Investigators are appealing to anyone who travelled through the area overnight and observed the green Toyota Corolla, to come forward.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting or call 131 444.

You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day or call 1800 333 000.

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