Two Children Among 10 People Killed in Horror Weekend on Queensland Roads
QUEENSLAND, JUL 20 – Four people died and two were critically injured in a head-on collision on Capricorn Highway, with 152 fatalities recorded on Queensland roads so far in 2025, police said.
- At about 10.50am on Sunday, the Capricorn Highway between Comet and Blackwater in Queensland's central highlands saw a two-vehicle crash that killed four people and left two critically injured.
- Amid a horror three-day stretch on Queensland roads, police are investigating a crash on Capricorn Highway, cause unknown.
- Investigators report the two vehicles struck each other head-on, resulting in four deaths, including two children, and one occupant airlifted with life-threatening injuries.
- Following the collision, police said the Capricorn Highway remains shut both ways, and paramedics declared four people dead upon arrival at the scene.
- Queensland's road toll has reached 158 this year, with fears 2025 may surpass last year's toll of 302, and three of five recent fatal crashes occurred in central Queensland.
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Read Full ArticleOn the morning of July 20, a tragic car accident occurred in central Queensland. Two cars collided head-on, killing four people, including two children, and seriously injuring two others. This is the latest in a series of car accidents that have occurred in Queensland in the past two days.
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