Three people dead following a horrific crash on the Bruce Highway at Federal involving a stolen vehicle
- Three dead in three-vehicle crash
- Bruce Highway closed on the Sunshine Coast
- One vehicle was allegedly stolen from Gympie
- Man allegedly held woman at knifepoint
Three people are dead and a man has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a horror crash on one of Australia’s busiest highways.
Three vehicles were involved in the head-on collision on the Bruce Highway at Federal on Queensland‘s Sunshine Coast shortly after 4am on Friday, closing all southbound lanes near exit 244.
Police have confirmed three people have died and that a vehicle allegedly stolen from Gympie hours earlier was involved in the crash.
A man aged in his 30s suffering head injuries was airlifted to Gympie Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Three vehicles were involved in the horror crash at Federal. Police remain at the scene
One of the vehicles involved was allegedly stolen from Young Street in Gympie hours earlier on Thursday afternoon.
A woman had approached her car and opened the driver’s door when she was threatened at knifepoint by a man, who demanded her car.
The woman complied and told her three children to also get out of the car.
The man drove off in the white Isuzu MU-X with Queensland registration BEC263
Photos from the crash scene on Friday morning show debris strewn across the road.
The wreckage of a ute was crumpled against a barrier with another smashed vehicle metres away.
Footage shows paramedics huddled around an injured patient on the ground metres from the wreckage.
Southbound lanes on the Bruce Highway at Federal remain closed after three people were killed in a horror crash
Police have confirmed one of the vehicles (pictured) involved in the crash was allegedly stolen from Gympie around 4.30pm Thursday
Passing motorist Roshanna Bowman was travelling northbound on the Bruce Highway moments after the crash occurred.
‘We just saw this car completely just squished up against the concrete between the two different lanes,’ she told the Today show.
‘We’re not sure how someone could’ve possibly survived that……all the rubbish was on the other side of the road as well.’
‘The traffic was starting to back up then – it’s gonna be lengthy delays.’
All southbound lanes of the Bruce Highway are expected to remain closed for at least several hours.
‘The road is completely blocked and drivers are advised to use alternate routes where possible. Diversions will be in place,’ police said.
The Bruce Highway closure has caused major traffic delays in the region.
The Forensic Crash Unit has launched an investigation into the circumstances of the crash.
Anyone with information is urged to call Policelink or Crime Stoppers.
The wreckage of a ute involved in the crash crumbled against a barrier
The crash occurred at Federal west of Noosa on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast
