August 31, 2015
A driver lost control of their vehicle, crossed onto the wrong side of the D’Aguilar Highway at South Nanango and then rolled three times on Sunday morning … allegedly while texting on a mobile phone.
Sergeant Jason Newton, officer-in-charge of Nanango police, said the 25-year-old woman had been issued with a notice to appear in Nanango Magistrates Court on September 24 to face a charge of driving without due care and attention.
The incident occurred about 9:30am near the intersection with Elouera Drive.
The two people in the vehicle, believed to be from Brisbane, were taken to Kingaroy Hospital for assessment.
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Earlier on Sunday morning, Nanango police were called to another single vehicle crash, this time on the Burnett Highway near Sandy Ridges.
The incident occurred about 3:15am.
No one was injured and Sgt Newton said police believe fatigue may have been a factor in the crash.
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Police and fire-fighters attended a vehicle fire on the Bunya Highway on Friday afternoon.
A woman and children in the vehicle were not injured, and the QFES extinguished a small fire in the engine bay.
The vehicle had to be towed away.
