A second person has died following a serious two-vehicle crash in the state’s north earlier this week.
About 11.45am on Sunday (1 September 2019), emergency services were called to Mullumbimby Road, about 2km north of Mullumbimby following reports of a crash.
Police have been told that a vehicle travelling west collided with a vehicle travelling east in the east-bound lanes.
Emergency services attempted to revive a 79-year-old woman from the east-bound travelling vehicle, however she died at the scene.
An 80-year-old man from the same vehicle was flown to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition. The 80-year-old man died in hospital yesterday (Thursday 5 September 2019).
A 28-year-old man from the west-bound travelling vehicle was flown to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition.
A brief will be prepared for the information of the Coroner and the circumstances surrounding the crash are currently being investigated by the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command.
