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Girl, 10, and Woman Killed in Doomadgee Rollover as Police Arrest Man

Police declared a crime scene, arresting a 28-year-old man known to the victims.

Overview

  • Emergency services responded about 6:30am to a flipped vehicle on Doomadgee Road, roughly 400 kilometres north of Mount Isa.
  • Five people were in the car; the 30-year-old driver from Cloncurry died at the scene and a 10-year-old passenger died at Doomadgee Hospital.
  • One passenger remains in critical condition, while two others are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Queensland Police say there is no ongoing threat to residents as investigators continue to examine the crash.
  • Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council closed local services for Sorry Business, canceled the Dumaji Festival, and asked residents to avoid the highway.