A 30-year-old passenger has died after a ute he was travelling in crashed into floodwaters.
The man was trapped in the backseat of the vehicle after it lost control close to the Diddillibah disability support facility in the Sunshine Coast on December 14.
He was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died on Friday.
Emergency services rush to the scene where a man was trapped in a submerged ute at a Disability support facility in Diddillibah, Sunshine Coast
The driver, 21, and another 19-year-old passenger were able to escape before the ute submerged in the water. The driver broke a window and was able to extricate the rear passenger from the vehicle, but the vehicle had been submerged for some time, Nambour Forensic Crash Unit officer-in-charge Sergeant Sherryn Klump said, according to the Sunshine Coast Daily.
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Subscriber only A client of a Coast disability care provider remains in a critical condition after a ute he was a passenger in crashed into deep water on the service s rural property. Police on Monday said the injured man was in the back seat of a dual cab ute which crashed into water about 2pm Sunday. The injured passenger was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital and was put on life support. Â Emergency services were called to the Lifestyle Supports property at Diddillibah on Sunday after a ute became submerged in water. Picture: Nine News. Nambour Forensic Crash Unit officer-in-charge Sergeant Sherryn Klump said the man remained in a critical condition on Wednesday.
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Police on Monday said a 21-year-old man was driving, a 19-year-old man was in the front passenger seat and the injured man was in the back seat of a dual cab ute which crashed into water about 2pm Sunday. Emergency services were called to the Lifestyle Supports property at Diddillibah on Sunday after a 29-year-old man was seriously injured when a ute became submerged in water. Nambour Forensic Crash Unit officer-in-charge Sergeant Sherryn Klump said the driver and the front seat passenger were able to free themselves from the ute before it completely submerged. The driver broke a window and was able to extricate the rear passenger from the vehicle, but the vehicle had been submerged for some time, she said.
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