Serious traffic crash, Benarkin

Police are investigating a serious, two vehicle crash which happened this afternoon in Benarkin.

At around 3pm, police were called to the crash on the D’Aguilar Highway, near the intersection of Scott Street, following reports of a head-on collision between a sedan and a truck.

The collision forced the sedan off the road where it impacted with trees.

The male driver and sole occupant of the sedan, aged in his 20s, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital for treatment.

The truck driver was not physically injured during the incident.

The Forensic Crash Unit attended and will conduct investigations into the circumstances surrounding the crash.

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