Driver killed after car he was driving collided with a truck in Bli Bli, Queensland

Matt Shrivell
The Nightly
A man was killed after his car collided with a truck.
A man was killed after his car collided with a truck. Credit: AAP

A man has been killed after the car he was driving collided with a truck in Queensland.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Bli Bli on Monday.

Police were called to Bli Bli Road around 7:15 a.m. to reports of a two-vehicle crash involving a car and a truck between Prentis Road and Cooney Road.

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Initial instigations indicate the Mazda 3 car was traveling east on Bli Bli Road when it collided with the truck, a Hino FE, traveling the opposite direction.

The driver of the truck, a 50-year-old Nambour man, was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital for assessment but was not physically injured.

The driver and sole occupant of the car, a 56-year-old Parklands man, was declared deceased at the scene.

Investigations are ongoing.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam footage is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000.

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