A 14-year-old boy has been charged following a fatal traffic crash at Garbutt earlier today.
Around 4.30am, a car was travelling north on Duckworth Street when the vehicle has clipped the roundabout at the intersection of Bayswater Road and overturned. It also hit a traffic light pole.
Three girls and a boy died at the scene.
The 14-year-old driver has since been charged with the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death. He was also charged with two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and burglary, as well as a count of possessing dangerous drugs.
He is due to appear in Townsville Children’s Court this month.
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