December 1, 2021
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating after a man died when his vehicle became submerged in flood waters at Yalangur, north of Toowoomba, on Wednesday.
About 8:20am, police and emergency services received a report that two utes had been swept into a creek from Kelvinhaugh-Yalangur Road.
A police spokesperson said the driver and sole occupant of one of the vehicles managed to escape and was now safe and well.
After an extensive search by emergency services – including police divers – the body of a 73-year-old Roma man was located inside the second ute about 4:00pm.
He was the sole occupant of the submerged vehicle.
Investigations are continuing regarding the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact police.
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A man aged in his 40s was transported to Kingaroy Hospital in a stable condition after a single-vehicle crash into a tree at Taromeo on Tuesday night.
Emergency services were called to the incident on Franks Road at 10:51pm.
