Qld police have charged a man following a fatal traffic crash on 10 October 2025, which resulted in the death of a 14-year-old Brunswick Heads girl.
The accident occurred in Apple Tree Creek (near Bundaberg), with police saying that just before 2am, a Volvo Prime Mover truck was travelling northbound on the Bruce Highway when it collided with a White Mazda CX-5 and a White Toyota Hilux both travelling in the southbound direction.
‘The passenger of the Mazda, a 14-year-old Brunswick Heads girl was declared deceased at the scene’.
‘The driver of the Mazda, a 22-year-old a Sarina woman was treated at the scene for minor injuries, and the driver of the Toyota, a 22-year-old Sarina man, was not physically injured.
‘The driver of the prime mover, a 32-year-old Park Ridge man was also not physically injured and has since been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death.
‘He has been released from custody on strict bail conditions and was due to face Southport Magistrates Court on 14 May 2026’.
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