Update: Serious traffic crash, Bajool

A man has passed away following a traffic crash near Bajool on June 21.

Officers were called after a ute was discovered at 6.30am off the side of the Bruce Highway between Magazine Road and Oakey Creek Road.

Initial information suggests that the ute left the motorway and went down a culvert and it is believed that it may have been there for a number of hours before being discovered.

A 19-year-old Bajool man, the sole occupant of the ute, was airlifted to the Rockhampton Hospital and subsequently to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital where he passed away yesterday, July 5.

Forensic Crash Unit investigations are continuing.