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Three teens die in Mackay crash, police seek dashcam footage

MACKAY REGIONAL, QUEENSLAND, JUL 18 – Three teenagers died when a Mazda overtaking a semi-trailer collided head-on with a ute on a foggy 100 km/h road, amid 151 Queensland road deaths this year.

  • On July 18, three teenagers died after a head-on collision between a Mazda 2 sedan and a Great Wall Cannon ute on the Mackay Ring Road in Glenella.
  • Police say the Mazda sedan attempted to overtake a semi-trailer, heavy fog blanketed the 100 km/h stretch of road.
  • The 29-year-old Blacks Beach man was taken to Mackay Base Hospital in serious condition, the semi-trailer driver escaped injury and Mackay Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the collision.
  • Authorities have urged anyone with information or relevant dash-cam footage to contact police, while occupants of a fourth vehicle veered off the road to avoid the crash and were not injured.
  • This tragedy underscores ongoing safety challenges, at least 151 people have died on Queensland roads this year, Mackay located over 800 km northwest of Brisbane.
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