Triple Fatal Traffic Crash, Yarrabilba

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a traffic crash that left three people dead in Yarrabilba on 7 February.

Initial investigations indicate around 4.30pm, a white Toyota Hilux utility collided with a white Volkswagen station wagon on Waterford Tamborine Road.

The Toyota Hilux caught fire as a result of the collision.

The driver and sole occupant of the Hilux, an 18-year-old Marsden man, died at the scene.

The driver of the Volkswagen, a 65-year-old Stafford Heights man, and one of the passengers, a 33-year-old Kedron woman, also died.

A 65-year-old Stafford Heights woman and a 36-year-old Kedron man, travelling in the Volkswagen were transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with critical injuries. A 2-year-old girl, also travelling in the Volkswagen, was taken to Queensland Children's Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

No further information is available at this time.

Anyone who may have been travelling in the area around the time of the crash and may have relevant vision or information is urged to contact police.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting or call 131 444.

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.

The Queensland Police Service is committed to reducing the number of lives lost on our roads.

Every choice you make behind the wheel, matters. Driving under the influence, speeding, driving distracted or not wearing a seatbelt puts your life – and the lives of others – at serious risk. These dangerous behaviours will not be tolerated. Queenslanders can expect police – anywhere, anytime.

Safer roads start with you.

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