His wife was a passenger in the car. The Nissan SUV which crashed into a tree on David Low Way, Pacific Paradise on Sunday morning. Picture: Scott Sawyer Residents rushed out to help and firefighters used the jaws of life to cut the occupants free, in a desperate bid to save their lives. The pair was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital but the man died shortly after the crash. Senior Sergeant Edwards said the woman, 69, died about 10pm on Sunday. He said the man, who was the driver, had run a well-known building company. More to come.
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Police believe the crash that killed a Sunshine Coast couple on Easter Sunday might have been a murder-suicide committed by the male driver when he drove into a tree.
The 2016 white Nissan Qashqai SUV left the road and crashed into a tree, trapping the 68-year-old woman and her 69-year-old husband in the wreckage.
The couple were freed and rushed to Sunshine Coast University Hospital, where the man died on Sunday and his wife died overnight.
The Queensland holiday road toll has climbed to four and with thousands expected to journey home today in wet conditions, police are urging drivers to play it safe. A 69-year-old man died yesterday when the car he was travelling in with his wife veered into a tree on the Sunshine Coast s David Low Way about 7am on Easter Sunday. The woman, also aged 69, remained in a critical condition last night after the horror crash which saw firefighters use the jaws of life to cut the couple from the car. A man died after becoming trapped in a car that hit a tree, flipped on its roof and became submerged in water on the Gold Coast about 9.20pm Sunday.
WEATHER REPORT AND TIDES While the rain persists, the weather bureau says we have escaped the brunt of a low north of the Sunshine Coast. Chances of showers remain very high with south-easterly winds of 15 to 25 km/h tending southerly and speeding up slightly in the morning.
Severe Weather situation in SE QLD has eased, with a subtropical low and heaviest rainfall staying offshore. Widespread heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding is no longer expected, light to moderate falls will continue today, easing tomorrow. Temperatures are expected to reach 25C across the Coast, accept in Maleny where it will be slightly cooler at 22C.