THE FORENSIC Crash Unit is investigating two local fatalities and is calling on witnesses to come forward if they saw either crash or have any dashcam footage.
A fatal traffic crash occurred in Bli Bli on the morning of Monday, August 26.
Police were called to Bli Bli Road around 7.15am to reports of a two-vehicle crash between Prentis Road and Cooney Road involving a car and a truck.
Initial instigations indicate the car, a Mazda 3, was travelling east on Bli Bli Road when it collided with the truck, a Hino FE, travelling in the opposite direction.
The driver of the truck, a 50-year-old Nambour man, was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital for assessment but was not physically injured.
The driver and sole occupant of the car, a 56-year-old Parklands man, was declared deceased at the scene.
The second incident was a single-vehicle motorbike crash that occurred in Peregian Springs on the night of August 17.
Initial investigations indicate about 9.40pm, a motorbike was travelling north along Sunshine Coast Motorway when it left the road and struck a light pole near the Peregian Springs Drive, Emu Mountain Road roundabout.
The rider, a 34-year-old Wurtulla man, died at the scene.
Witnesses or anyone with further information or dashcam vision are urged to contact police via Policelink on 131 444.
Investigations are continuing into both incidents.
The Queensland Police Service is committed to reducing number of lives lost on our roads.
Data shows that serious crashes can be significantly reduced when drivers recognise and avoid the ‘Fatal Five’ behaviours: speeding, drink and drug driving, not wearing seatbelts, fatigue and distraction.