Sandy Creek: Police provide update after two people, dog killed in UTV crash on Queensland property

Emergency services were confronted with a chaotic scene after a vehicle rolled down an embankment and hit a tree in Queensland.

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Two people have died in an ATV rollover in Sandy Creek.
Two people have died in an ATV rollover in Sandy Creek. Credit: 7NEWS

Two people and a dog were killed, and another is fighting for life after a UTV (utility terrain vehicle) rolled down an embankment and hit a tree on Monday.

Four people were travelling in the vehicle on a private estate in Sandy Creek on Monday afternoon when the horrific crash occurred.

Police report that at around 1.28pm, a Polaris Ranger UTV speared over an embankment and rammed into a tree on the Cedarvale Road property and have provided a grim update.

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The 59-year-old male driver and the 75-year-old male passenger sitting in the left rear of the vehicle were declared deceased at the scene by emergency services.

A 33-year-old female passenger who was in the right rear of the UTV was airlifted to Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital with critical injuries, and a 50-year-old woman who was the front passenger was able to free herself from the wreck.

She was airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital for treatment.

A dog that was travelling inside the vehicle was also killed in the crash.

The UTV has been towed for mechanical inspection as part of the investigation into the incident.

Forensic Crash Unit investigations are ongoing, and anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000.

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