A man has died following a traffic crash in Mareeba yesterday morning, Tuesday March 22.
Preliminary investigations indicate around 7.15am the 84-year-old Mareeba man was riding a mobility scooter along Rankin Street, when a collision occurred with a silver 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander driven by a 28-year-old Mareeba woman who was travelling in the opposite direction to the man.
The man was transported to Mareeba Hospital as a precautionary measure, however, has since passed away in hospital.
The woman was not physically injured.
Forensic Crash Unit investigators are appealing for witnesses to the collision, especially those with dashcam to come forward.
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