Share and Follow
A tragic accident unfolded on School Road in Logan Reserve when a vehicle, attempting to overtake three cars, collided head-on with a family returning from an Easter gathering around 9 p.m. last night, according to police reports.
A mother of four, who was traveling in a grey Ford Focus, lost her life in the crash. Meanwhile, a 28-year-old man from Goodna and a two-year-old girl in the same vehicle emerged unscathed.
The victim, a 51-year-old holidaymaker from Victoria, had just left a party at her daughter’s home and was on her way back. Also in the car were her 28-year-old niece and the niece’s one-year-old daughter. The niece sustained injuries to her legs, hips, and back, while the infant was also taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Authorities are investigating the incident, noting that the oncoming Ford Falcon ute was allegedly speeding in the wrong lane without its lights on, a behavior strongly condemned by officials.
The oncoming Ford Falcon ute was allegedly speeding in the wrong lane with no lights on. Authorities condemned the behaviour.
Police said the 17-year-old female driver and some passengers were ejected from that vehicle and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Police are now hunting information about the Falcon they say was involved, and investigating links to a car meet that took place nearby.
Videos on social media show hundreds of modified vehicles tearing up streets with almost all in attendance wearing balaclavas and many gesturing rudely at police.
There have been five other deaths on Queensland roads since Thursday.
In Wishart in Brisbane on Thursday a car hit a tree, killing the passenger, and leaving the driver critical in hospital.
Later that day a another vehicle collided with a tree in Beerburrum on the Sunshine Coast, killing the male driver, before a motorbike rider died after he lost control in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast that night.
A quad bike rider killed inland of Mackay on Saturday, before two motorbikes collided in Killarney on the Southern Downs around 4pm, killing one rider and leaving the other in a critical condition.
NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.