January 21, 2014
The condition of a 79-year-old male driver injured in Monday night’s two-vehicle crash at Tingoora worsened overnight in Brisbane.
The man, who is in the PA Hospital in Brisbane, is now listed in a serious condition.
His 77-year-old wife was also airlifted to Brisbane with non life-threatening injuries.
The couple, from Woorim on Bribie Island, were travelling in a Kia hatchback which collided with a black Commodore utility at the intersection of the Chinchilla-Wondai Road and the Bunya Highway shortly after 4:00pm.
Both vehicles left the road and went down a steep embankment before coming to rest.
The driver of the second vehicle, a 28-year-old Kingaroy man, was transported to Kingaroy Hospital suffering minor injuries.
Police forensic crash officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident however a police spokesman said it was believed the vehicle travelling on the Chinchilla-Wondai Road failed to give way to the vehicle travelling north on the Bunya Highway.
Investigations are continuing.
Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800-333-000 or online
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