{"id":198895,"date":"2018-01-02T20:36:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T10:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=198895"},"modified":"2020-09-22T14:30:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T04:30:16","slug":"two-die-in-truck-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/01\/02\/two-die-in-truck-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Die In Truck Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 2, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police have confirmed that a 27-year-old man and seven-year-old boy were killed in Tuesday afternoon’s truck crash on the Bunya Highway near Murgon.<\/p>\n

Initial investigations indicate that a white Nissan Navara dual cab ute and a prime mover pulling a tri-axle trailer collided head-on near the Moffatdale turn-off.<\/p>\n

The semi-trailer was travelling east and the 4WD was heading towards Murgon.<\/p>\n

The ute\u2019s driver, a 27-year-old man, and a seven-year-old boy – who was a rear seat passenger – died at the scene.<\/p>\n

Two girls, aged one and six, also rear seat passengers, were treated at the scene and taken to Murgon Hospital.<\/p>\n

The six-year-old was later airlifted to the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane for further treatment.<\/p>\n

The one-year-old girl has since been released from hospital.<\/p>\n

The driver of the semi-trailer, a 52-year-old man, was not injured but was treated for shock.<\/p>\n

Police have appealed for anyone who was travelling along the Bunya Highway near the intersection around the time of the incident to contact them, particularly anyone with dashcam footage.<\/p>\n

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.<\/p>\n

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<\/center>EARLIER: Two people have died and a child critically injured in a collision between a dual cab ute and a truck on Tuesday afternoon just outside Murgon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two other people suffered minor injuries in the crash, which occurred near the intersection of the Bunya Highway and Murgon-Barambah Road (ie. the Moffatdale turn-off).<\/p>\n

Emergency services were called to the crash site at 4:58pm.<\/p>\n

The child was transported by ambulance to Murgon Hospital in a critical condition with head injuries, before being airlifted by the QGAir helicopter to Brisbane.<\/p>\n

An adult and a toddler suffered minor injuries and were transported to Murgon Hospital in a stable condition.<\/p>\n

Four people were in the ute.<\/p>\n

The truck was reportedly carrying a load of wooden pallets.<\/p>\n

The Bunya Highway was blocked for several hours while the roadway was cleared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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