THE SUNSHINE Coast Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Peregian Springs on Thursday, January 9.
At approximately 5.20pm, a silver Mitsubishi Triton was travelling north on the Sunshine Motorway, when it left the road after passing through the roundabout with Murdering Creek Road and crashed into a tree.
The driver of the vehicle, a 20-year-old Sippy Downs man, was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, where he has since died as a result of his injuries. A 56-year-old Cooroibah man, a passenger of the vehicle, was not physically injured.
Forensic Crash Unit investigations remain ongoing, and investigators are appealing to any witnesses, or anyone with relevant dashcam vision to come forward.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or via www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting or report anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Please quote reference number: QP2500051706