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Police are investigating a serious traffic crash

A man has died following a single vehicle traffic crash at Arriga near Mareeba today. Preliminary inquiries indicate about 4.35pm a 4WD was headed east on Mareeba Dimbulah Road near Tyrconnell Road when the driver has lost control of the vehicle and it has left the road and rolled before hitting a tree. A passenger, a man in his twenties, died at the scene. The driver, a woman in her thirties, was airlifted to Cairns Hospital where she remains in a serious condition. Two other male passengers were transported to Mareeba Hospital with minor injuries. Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.

A motorcyclist has been killed in a fatal crash last night after a stolen car crashed into another vehicle, forcing it onto the wrong side of the road.

Onlookers at the scene told the Daily the rider had suffered a compound fracture of his leg, but the full extent of his injuries were unable to be confirmed. Paramedics, including critical care paramedics, attended the scene and had assessed another man in his 30s, but he did not require transport to hospital. Forensic Crash Unit police are investigating the Peachester Rd crash this morning which required a rescue helicopter. The LifeFlight Rescue helicopter landed near the scene, with Peachester Rd closed at Walkers Rd while the chopper landed and the rider was flown to hospital. He w...

Date Time Police responding to serious traffic crash at Mareeba Police are investigating following a serious traffic crash at Mareeba this afternoon that has left a woman and boy with serious injuries. Around 12.20pm emergency services were called to Byrnes Street following reports that a 42-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy were struck by a vehicle. The woman sustained serious head and internal injuries and was conveyed to Mareeba Hospital before being airlifted to Townsville Hospital, where she remains in a critical condition. The boy also sustained serious internal injuries and was conv...