A little girl has died in hospital, a week after a serious crash at Banya in the Aura Estate.
Around 11.40am January 8, a Mitsubishi Fuso truck rear-ended a silver Nissan Qashqai in the westbound lane of Banya Avenue near the intersection with Bruny Street.
The truck continued along Banya Avenue before colliding with the rear of a blue Haval station wagon stopped in a line of traffic at the intersection with Great Keppel Way.
A black Toyota Rav4 and a white Toyota Hiace, which were in front of the Haval station wagon, were also struck.
A three-year-old girl who was a rear passenger in the Haval suffered critical injuries and was airlifted to Queensland Children’s Hospital, where she passed away on Wednesday.
The girl’s one-year-old sister was also airlifted to Queensland Children’s Hospital where she is still fighting for life.
Multiple other people were transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) with non-life-threatening injuries, including the 37-year-old mother of the two girls.
The 52-year-old male truck driver received minor injuries and was also transported to SCUH for treatment.
Forensic Crash Unit investigations into the circumstances surrounding the crash are ongoing.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or may have relevant CCTV or dashcam footage is urged to contact police.
