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A driver who was involved in a crash with a truck in Marian has reportedly stolen a car from a good samaritan who stopped to help.
Emergency services were called to a crash involving a car and a truck on Anzac Avenue about 6.30am.
A Queensland Police spokeswoman said a witness at the scene who stopped to help then reportedly had her car stolen by the car driver involved in the crash.
The spokeswoman said the offender left the scene in a red 2014 Hyundai Elantra heading towards Mackay.
She said the truck at the scene was on its side.
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An additional 30 Mackay police officers will receive training in drug detection testing in a 30-day snap course.
Mackay Road Policing Unit Senior Sergeant Shane Edwards said the training would provide additional resources to perform high-volume operations with a focus on drug detection as well as standard RBTs.
“We’ve identified over the past couple of years that there has been a significant increase in positive drug results in the drivers of vehicles involved in fatal crashes,” Sergeant Edwards said.
Sergeant Edwards said the training was conducted over two days, with officers first learning the theory in a classroom setting before heading out on the road to put it to the test under the supervision of experienced trainers.
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Multiple emergency services are responding to reports a car has left the road and crashed into a tree at Seaforth.
Police, Queensland Ambulance and fire crews are en route to the scene at the corner of Myers Rd and Yakapari-Seaforth road.
A Queensland Police spokeswoman said crews were responding to reports of a single vehicle crash about 5.30pm.
Witnesses reported the car had left the road, but a person inside the vehicle is conscious and breathing.
More to come.