Qld: Man dies in two-car smash

AAP General News (Australia)
12-29-2008
Qld: Man dies in two-car smash

Queensland's holiday road toll has risen to eight with the death of a man near Duaringa
.. west of Rockhampton in central Queensland.

Police say two cars collided about 3.45 yesterday afternoon on the Capricorn Highway
at Bahaunia Creek.

The driver of one vehicle suffered serious injuries and died later in Rockhampton Base
Hospital .. while the 49 year old female driver of the other car escaped with non-life
threatening head injuries.

The death takes the national holiday road toll to 40.



(EDS: National road toll figures are for the period 0001 December 19 to 2359 January
2. Some states and territories have different periods.)



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