Serious crash, near Bogantungan

A driver has sustained life threatening injuries after his vehicle left the roadway and crashed in rural Queensland early this morning, Queensland Police say.

Around 5.30am a motorist travelling on the Capricornia Highway, approximately 5km east of Bogantungan, came across a 4WD crashed into a drain.

The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, a 27-year-old man, was entrapped.

After being removed from the 4WD with critical head injuries the man was transported to Emerald Hospital.

Investigations by the Forensic Crash Unit are continuing.

Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.

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