Driver killed after vehicle collides with stationary truck on Brisbane's Richlands intersection
A man died when his car struck a parked truck at the Freeman Road and Firth Street corner in Richlands, Brisbane, early Thursday.
Emergency crews arrived just after 4 a.m. to the crash at the Freeman Road/Firth Street intersection in Richlands, where the male driver was critically injured and later pronounced dead at the scene. Police have asked witnesses and anyone with dash-cam or CCTV footage to come forward. The Forensic Crash Unit is leading the investigation. State road-fatality data show 185 Queensland deaths so far this year, a 10 % rise over the same period last year.
Why it matters
The fatal crash highlights ongoing road safety concerns as Queensland road deaths rise.
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