Traffic crash, Aitkinvale
Townsville police are investigating a traffic crash that occurred at Aitkinvale last night.
Preliminary information suggests that police attempted to intercept a car in Ross River Road around 10.15pm, however the vehicle failed to stop and sped away.
A short time later police located the vehicle at the intersection of Ross River Road and Charlotte Street. The vehicle had lost control and crashed into a traffic light before colliding with a car waiting at the lights.
All three people in the car were transported to Townsville Hospital. The 19-year-old driver, a man from West End and a 22-year-old woman from Gulliver sustained minor injuries. An 18-year-old West End man sustained multiple fractures.
The occupants of the other vehicle, two women from Mundingburra aged 25 and 38, also sustained minor injuries and were transported to hospital.
The investigation is continuing and is being overviewed by the Ethical Standards Command.
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