Overview

• Four people died in three crashes within 24 hours, taking the 2025 toll past 200 statewide.
• Police say initial investigations point to dangerous overtaking, including a stolen MG that triggered a multi-vehicle crash and fire north of Gympie that killed a 50-year-old man.
• A 27-year-old motorcyclist died near Jimboomba and a 60-year-old man died near Bundaberg, with Forensic Crash Units examining each scene.
• Authorities are appealing for witness and dashcam footage as they investigate the Gympie-Curra Road and Green Ridge Road incidents.
• RACQ cites speeding as the leading factor and, warning roughly 100 more deaths could occur this year, pushes for more visible policing and point-to-point cameras, with Transurban data showing widespread unsafe following distances.