March 2, 2013

A man in his fifties has died in a traffic crash on the Brisbane Valley Highway at Fernvale this evening.

Preliminary investigations suggest that about 6:30pm, a car was travelling south along the highway when it lost control and went into the path of a northbound vehicle.

The driver of the car died at the scene.

A female passenger was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with serious injuries.

The four occupants in the northbound vehicle were not seriously injured.

The Brisbane Valley Highway was closed for a number of hours but has since been reopened.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.