{"id":368181,"date":"2026-01-10T16:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T06:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=368181"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:40:57","slug":"goodger-crash-26-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/01\/10\/goodger-crash-26-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodger Crash: 26 Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 10, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three people were injured – one seriously – when an allegedly stolen Toyota Hilux crashed into their vehicle near Goodger on Thursday afternoon (January 8).<\/p>\n

Emergency services were called to the incident about 4:30pm.<\/p>\n

A police spokesperson said a 48-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman were transported by ambulance to Kingaroy Hospital with minor injuries.<\/p>\n

The third occupant, a 44-year-old man, was airlifted to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane in a serious but stable condition with pelvic injuries.<\/p>\n

He had to be cut free from the wreckage by firefighters.<\/p>\n

The alleged driver of the Hilux, a 23-year-old Kawl Kawl man, was airlifted from Kingaroy Hospital to Toowoomba Hospital in a critical condition with chest, shoulder, arm and pelvic injuries.<\/p>\n

The head-on crash was the culmination of a string of incidents which allegedly began at Moffatdale about 10:00am on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police will allege a stolen white Nissan Navara was spotted doing burnouts in a field on Stegemanns Road.<\/p>\n

This vehicle later crashed on Harms Road at Wheatlands, and two men fled the scene.<\/p>\n

Police arrested 31-year-old Murgon man short time later; he has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle and two counts of wilful damage.<\/p>\n

He was due to appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on Friday.<\/p>\n

Police will allege the other occupant, the Kawl Kawl man, fled the scene and then stole more vehicles in his attempt to evade police. <\/strong><\/p>\n

About 11:40am, police were notified of an armed robbery at a Kawl Kawl residence where it is alleged the man stole a white Hyundai Accent.<\/p>\n

Police tried to intercept the vehicle, however it sped off.<\/p>\n

Police were then notified of the theft and subsequent abandonment of a white Toyota Hilux at Memerambi, followed by the theft of a blue Toyota Hilux in South Nanango.<\/p>\n

It was this blue Hilux which was involved in the Goodger crash.<\/p>\n

A police spokesperson said there was “no direct police pursuit or intercept” at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n

Kingaroy-Cooyar Road was closed while emergency crews were at the scene.<\/p>\n

The Kawl Kawl man faces 26 charges:<\/strong><\/p>\n