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Child dies, infant and woman injured in Queensland car crash
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Child dies, infant and woman injured in Queensland car crash

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  • A one-year-old girl died and a five-month-old boy and a 22-year-old woman were injured in a single-vehicle rollover on Golden Mile Road near Dysart, Queensland, on Sunday morning.
  • Emergency services responded and the forensic crash unit is investigating.

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Why It Matters

Emergency services responded to a single-vehicle rollover on Golden Mile Road near Dysart in central Queensland on Sunday morning.

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A young child has died and another infant and a woman have sustained injuries after a single vehicle car crash in central Queensland on Sunday morning.

Emergency services were called to Golden Mile Road near Dysart, about 250 kilometres south-west of Mackay, about 9am after a vehicle left the road and rolled.

A one-year-old girl died at the scene.

The driver, a 22-year-old Moranbah woman, sustained minor injuries and a five-month-old boy suffered serious injuries.

Queensland Ambulance Service transported the pair to Dysart Hospital before they were flown to Mackay by helicopter.

The forensic crash unit is investigating and police are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.

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  • Forensic crash unit will complete investigation and release findings

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What caused the vehicle to leave the road and roll?
  • Were there any contributing factors such as speed, road conditions, or mechanical failure?
  • Are there any witnesses who saw the incident occur?

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