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The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating following a fatal traffic crash on the Bruce Highway at Kuttabul this afternoon, December 28.
Initial investigations indicate at approximately 2.35pm, a Toyota Hilux utility heading northbound has come into contact with a southbound Chevrolet Silverado towing a caravan and then crashed with a southbound Toyota Kluger.
The driver of the Kluger, a 76-year-old East Mackay man, sustained critical injuries and was subsequently declared deceased at the scene.
The passenger of the Kluger, a 68-year-old East Mackay woman, was transported to Mackay Base Hospital in critical condition.
The driver of the Hilux, a 65-year-old Bloomsbury man, was transported to Mackay Base Hospital in a stable condition.
The occupants of the Silverado sustained no physical injuries.