Fatal traffic crash, Esk
A man has died following a traffic crash involving two vehicles north of Esk early this morning.
Initial investigations indicate at around 3:15am a car was travelling south on the Brisbane Valley Highway when it collided with a truck travelling north, approximately two kilometres north of Esk.
The driver of the car, a man in his 40s was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of the truck, a 24-year-old man, was transported to Ipswich Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The Brisbane Valley Highway remains closed until equipment can be brought in to remove the truck from the scene of the crash.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
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