The crash near Tuchekoi on Tuesday afternoon that left a woman critically injured is now being investigated by the Forensic Crash Unit. Police are asking witnesses to come forward with any information.
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Subscriber only Update 2.30pm: Four people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries after a two vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway. It is understood both cars had been in the overtaking lane when the crash occurred at Balberra about 1.35pm Sunday. At this stage both lanes of traffic remain open however one or both may need to close when the vehicles are recovered. Police and paramedics were called to the scene. Four people have been taken to Mackay Base Hospital in a stable condition. Investigations continue. Police and paramedics responded to a two-vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway at Balberra.
Almost half the drivers who died on Mackay roads in five years were under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. That is the stark reality revealed in the University of the Sunshine Coast s Road Safety Research Collaboration study into fatal crashes in Queensland from 2011 to 2015. Professor Jeremy Davey said data suggested drink-driving and drug-driving fatalities were higher for rural and regional areas like Mackay. Last week on Mackay region roads, police stopped 17 alleged drug-drivers and 14 alleged drink-drivers, Acting Senior Sergeant Daniel Goldburg of Mackay Road Policing Unit said. The figure is almost double the average of 9-10 drug-drivers charged per week in the Mackay district last year.
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