Fatal traffic crash, Joyner

Police are investigating after a single vehicle crash claimed the life of a 19-year-old man in Joyner this afternoon.

Preliminary information suggests the Ford Falcon ute was travelling along Protheroe Road just before 1pm when it lost control and crashed into bushland near Forgan Road before catching fire.

A member of the public managed to extinguish the blaze.

The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, a 19-year-old Kallangur man, sustained critical injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.

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