A man in his 20s died and four others were injured when their car, a Toyota Prado, rolled multiple times on Teewah Beach just before midday on Sunday.
Police said the driver, an international tourist, died at the scene and four passengers, a woman and three men, also in their 20s, were transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew airlifted two patients to hospital, a man who suffered suspected spinal injuries and a possible head injury and a woman who suffered cuts and abrasions.
The pilot landed the aircraft near the scene on the beach, where the aeromedical crew met with local Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics to treat the patients.
Senior Constable Jacqui Burge told 7 News the passengers were believed to be staying in the Sunshine Coast area, working in hospitality.
“It appears that the vehicle has tripped and caused the vehicle to roll,“ she said.
Lorenz Kleinberg of the Queensland Ambulance service told ABC News the scene was “confronting“ and that “a lot of patients needed attention“.
He said the vehicle appeared to have rolled four or five times.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
