Fatal traffic crash, Miles
An 88-year-old man has died following a traffic crash that occurred west of Miles yesterday afternoon, January 10.
Around 4.40pm, a four-wheel-drive towing a caravan was travelling westbound on the Warrego Highway, approximately 8km west of Miles.
Preliminary investigations indicate the vehicles crossed onto the wrong side of the road and when the driver attempted to correct the vehicles, they overturned.
The driver of the vehicle, an 88-year-old man from Wongaling Beach, was transported to the Miles Hospital where he died a short time later.
The sole passenger, a 73-year-old woman, was not injured.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
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