Fatal traffic crash, Stanwell
Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating after two people died in a crash at Stanwell earlier today.
Preliminary inquiries indicate just after midday an ambulance was stationary at a roadwork temporary traffic light in the eastbound lane of the Capricornia Highway at Stanwell. A truck also travelling east, collided with the rear of the ambulance causing extensive damage, pushing it off the roadway where it then rolled.
Two passengers in the back of the ambulance died at the scene.
The driver of the truck was transported to the Rockhampton Hospital in a serious condition.
The driver and two additional passengers in the ambulance were also transported to the Rockhampton Hospital where they remain in a stable condition.
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