January 30, 2016
The Police Forensic Crash Unit is investigating two separate fatal road crashes which occurred in the North Burnett region in less than 24 hours.
In the latest incident, a vehicle burst into flames on the side of the Isis Highway near Biggenden early on Saturday morning.
About 2:00am, police were advised a vehicle was on fire on the side of the highway, about seven kilometres south-west of Biggenden.
The sole occupant died at the scene.
Police have so far not been able to identify the deceased.
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On Friday afternoon, a woman was killed in a single vehicle motorcycle crash at Mungy, west of Mt Perry.
Initial police investigations indicate about 2:15pm the rider was travelling west on the Monto-Mt Perry Road, about 10km out of Mt Perry, when her motorcycle left the road and hit a sign.
The woman, aged in her 50s, died at the scene.
