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The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating after an 80-year-old man was killed in a traffic crash at Raceview this afternoon, January 4.
Initial investigations indicate just before 1pm, a Toyota Rav4 was travelling along Robertson Road when it struck a mobility scooter near a pedestrian refuge island.
The scooter rider, an 80-year-old Eastern Heights man, was declared deceased at the scene.
The other driver, an 86-year-old Eastern Heights woman, was taken to Ipswich Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
It is understood the drivers were not known to each other.
Witnesses or anyone with relevant vision is urged to contact police.
Investigations are continuing.