A teenage boy has been charged with dangerous driving causing death following a traffic crash which claimed the lives of three people in Maryborough on Sunday 30 April.
Around 10.45pm, an allegedly stolen Mercedes-Benz was travelling south on Saltwater Creek Road near Sydney Street when it has allegedly collided with the rear of a Holden. The Holden has then collided with a Mazda headed towards Hervey Bay.
The driver and passenger of the Holden, a 17-year-old Oakhurst girl and 29-year-old Maryborough woman, died at the scene.
The driver and sole occupant of the Mazda, a 52-year-old Torquay woman, also died at the scene.
A 23-year-old Tinana woman travelling in the Holden was airlifted to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a critical condition.
The driver of the Mercedes-Benz sustained minor injuries to his foot.
It is believed a passenger from the Mercedes-Benz fled the scene and enquiries are continuing to verify this information.
It will be further alleged the Mercedes-Benz was stolen from a Maryborough residence at 8.40pm on Sunday.
The 13-year-old Bundaberg boy has been charged with three counts of dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing death and one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
He is due before Maroochydore Childrens Court at a later date.
Investigations are continuing and anyone who saw the silver Mercedes-Benz travelling in the Maryborough and Hervey Bay area prior to the crash, is urged to contact police.
Anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage is asked to come forward.
