November 5, 2024
Two people died in an horrific single-vehicle crash at Brooklands on Tuesday morning.
They were in a car which ran off the road, hit a tree and burst into flames.
Emergency services were called to the incident on Nanango-Brooklands Road about 11:05am.
A Queensland Fire Department spokesperson said the vehicle was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the scene, and the fire had spread to nearby grass.
Six fire crews – a mix of urban and rural brigades – attended the incident.
The fire was extinguished by 11:25am.
Nanango-Brooklands Road was closed to traffic in both directions while emergency services were present, with diversions put in place via Darley Crossing Road and Darley Estate Road.
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Two people were taken to hospital after a collision on the Wide Bay Highway at Cinnibar about 7:30am on Tuesday.
A woman aged in her 50s was taken to Murgon Hospital in a stable condition with neck pain.
A man in his 30s was taken by ambulance to Gympie Hospital, also in a stable condition.
