Carnarvon Highway: Driver killed after ute rolls on dirt shoulder of major QLD road at Roma

Matt Shrivell
The Nightly
A man was critically injured in the crash.
A man was critically injured in the crash. Credit: AAP

A driver has been killed after his ute swerved on the dirt shoulder of a major highway and rolled.

The forensic crash unit is investigating the fatal single-vehicle rollover on Carnarvon Highway on Monday night.

Initial investigations indicated that at about 6pm, a Toyota Hilux was travelling north on Carnarvon Highway, approximately 25km north of Roma, when it veered across the road and overturned on the dirt shoulder.

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The 30-year-old Port Douglas male driver died at the scene and incredibly a 30-year-old female passenger was not injured in the crash.

Investigations are ongoing and if you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting or call 131 444.

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