Fatal crash, Mount Surround
Two men were killed in a traffic crash that occurred on the Bruce Highway at Mount Surround this afternoon.
Preliminary investigations indicate that around 3.15pm, two utilities collided head-on.
The sole occupant of one utility, a 37-year-old Mount Louisa man, died at the scene.
The driver of the other vehicle, a 70-year-old man from Ayr, also died at the scene. The passenger in this vehicle, a 67-year-old woman from Ayr, was airlifted to the Townsville Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Bruce Highway was blocked for several hours, but reopened just after 10pm.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
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