Fatal traffic crash, Miles
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred 13 kilometres south of Miles this afternoon.
Preliminary information suggests around 1.30pm a truck and van collided on the Liechhardt Highway near the intersection of Fairy Meadow Road.
A 90-year-old Chinchillla man, a passenger from the van, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Another passenger from the van, an 82-year-old Chinchilla woman, was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
Two other male passengers of the van aged 90 and 87 and the 75-year-old male driver received minor injuries. The 28-year-old male truck driver from Chinchilla was uninjured.
The Forensic Crash Unit are investigating and the highway is expected to open in the next hour.
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