May 2, 2014
An elderly man travelling from Gympie to Victoria had his travel plans cut short when he ran off the Bunya Highway south of Kumbia on Anzac Day.
Kumbia police officer Senior Constable Adam Entwistle said he believed fatigue may have been a factor in the crash.
The man’s Ford Falcon hit the guard rail at the Spring Creek Bridge near Niagara Road and then flicked across the road, rolling four or five times before ending up on the edge of the creek.
Senior Constable Entwistle said the man suffered head, leg and chest injuries and was taken to Dalby Hospital for treatment.
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Police will be out in force for the Kingaroy Show and the upcoming Burrandowan Races.
Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, from Kingaroy Police, said there was zero tolerance for drink-driving.
Police will be performing breath tests this weekend in the Kingaroy area and patrols from Dalby will be active in the Burrandowan area the following weekend.
There will also be Sunday morning breath-testing available at the Burrandowan racetrack.
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A man and a woman were taken to Kingaroy Hospital with minor injuries after a crash on the corner of Industrial Avenue and Kingaroy-Cooyar Road in Kingaroy on Tuesday morning.
A Mitsubishi dual-cab and Toyota stationwagon collided before 8:00am.
Police will allege the Mitsubishi driver failed to give way.
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Kingaroy Police assisted Immigration Department officers from Brisbane on Wednesday afternoon to locate a 48-year-old man deemed to be unlawfully in Australia after failing to comply with immigration and visa requirements. The man, a Sri Lankan national, was taken into custody at a Youngman Street house.
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A 34-year-old Kingaroy man probably thought he could get away with driving without a licence at 1:30am, but Kingaroy police thought otherwise.
The man was pulled over in the early hours of Thursday morning in the Kingaroy CBD and routine checks revealed he was unlicensed.
“We are always around,” Senior Sgt Duane Frank warned.
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A 41-year-old woman has been charged with possessing drug utensils after police searched a home in Murray Parade on Thursday morning.
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A 73-year-old woman was taken to Kingaroy Hospital for observation after a single vehicle crash on Manumbar Road at Glan Devon on Thursday evening. The woman’s Hyundai ran off the road and hit a tree about 5:00pm.
