Fatal traffic incident, Wallaville

A 68-year-old man has died after the vehicle he was travelling in attempted to cross a flooded causeway at Wallaville, south of Gin Gin overnight.

Preliminary investigations indicate the man was a passenger in an SUV when it was swept off a causeway on Delaneys Road around 12.30am.

The 64-year-old male driver managed to get out of the vehicle and raise the alarm.

With the assistance of the QFES swift water rescue team, the passenger was located deceased about 150 metres downstream around 2.30am.

Investigations into the incident are ongoing.

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