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The high number of road deaths has increased in a shockingly tragic start to 2021, with 39 people dead from 35 fatal crashes in the state so far this year.
Both figures are a huge increase on this time last year, with 17 more fatal crashes and 20 more deaths as of last Sunday.
Queensland was the only state to record an increase in road deaths for 2020 with a toll of 267, 57 more than in 2019.
89 people died inside the Central police region last year, a span that includes Gympie, the Sunshine Coast and the Fraser Coast.
Officer in Charge of the Wide Bay Burnett District Road Policing Unit Sergeant Chris Watson said there were three more fatalities attended by the Gympie Patrol Group last year than there were in 2019.
Numerous motorists have complained of significant delays at peak traffic times since works began on the overpass on 15 February. Repair works on the infamous Normanby Bridge overpass in Gympie are on track for timely completion. Pictures: Josh Preston Navigating the detour off and back on to the highway around the bridge was seen to be causing havoc for one truckie outside peak times on Thursday morning. A TMR spokesperson said those frustrations were understandable but also unavoidable .
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UPDATE 5pm
A man has died after suffering a medical episode that caused a tragic crash at Cooloola Cove in the Gympie region late Saturday morning.
Police confirmed a report was being prepared for the coroner after the crash on Endeavour Drive at about 10.48am.
Paramedics rushed to the scene and worked on the man, who was originally in a critical condition.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
BREAKING 12:30pm
Emergency service crews have rushed to the scene of a major car crash at Cooloola Cove, where one person is in a critical condition.
Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics were dispatched to the scene after the crash was reported on Endeavour Drive at about 10.48am.