Fatal traffic crash, Rollingstone

A teenage boy has died after a car crashed on the Bruce Highway at around 5am near Sleeper Log Creek.

Initial information suggests that the car crashed into a horse carcass that was on the road.

The boy was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A woman has sustained critical injuries and was transported to Townsville Hospital.

Another teenage boy has suffered non-life threatening injuries, and was also conveyed to hospital.

The Highway is currently closed, and motorists are advised to take alternative routes.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.

There is no further information available at this time.

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