Police responding to serious traffic crash at Mackay

A man is in a serious condition after a single vehicle traffic crash late this afternoon at Mount Pelion, north of Mackay.

Preliminary inquiries indicate at 5.10pm a Ford Ranger was headed north on Mount Pelion Road. The driver has lost control of the vehicle on the Careys Creek bridge and the vehicle has flipped over coming to rest on the creek bank.

A 25-year-old Mirani man was transported to the Mackay Hospital in a critical condition.

The driver and only other occupant, a 20-year-old Mount Ossa man, was also taken to hospital in a serious condition.

Investigations are continuing.

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