Police are responding to fatal crash, Dalby area

A man has died following a traffic crash west of Dalby overnight.

Initial investigation indicate around 10.30pm a utility was headed west on the Warrego Highway when the vehicle hit a power pole.

A 58-year-old Tara man, who was a passenger in the ute, died at the scene.

The driver, a 26-year-old Chinchilla man, has been transported to the Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition.

Forensic Crash Unit investigations are continuing.

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