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Man charged over fatal crash

July 16, 2026 9:31 am in by
(pic supplied by Qld Police)

A man has been charged with manslaughter over a car crash that killed his passenger at Widgee near Gympie eariler this year.

It’s alleged the 30 year-old Widgee man was driving a Holden Commodore on Gympie-Woolooga Road around 12.30am on May 15 when it crashed.

His passenger, a 31-year-old Peregian Beach man, died at the crash scene.

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Meanwhile, police are looking for the occupants of a car that drove at a police vehicle at Ningi near Sandstone Point.

Just before 1pm yesterday, a grey Lexus with stolen number plates drove at the police car outside a business on Regina Avenue.

The Lexus then hit a Nissan Pathfinder and Toyota Corolla as it fled the scene.

No officers or members of the public were injured during the incident.

A short time later, police found the Lexus which had been abandoned nearby.

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If you have any information you are urged to contact police.

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