Another person killed in crash with truck near where Queensland mum and kids died
A driver has died in a collision in Queensland, just 20 minutes from where Charmaine Harris McLeod and her four children were killed as she tried to overtake a truck on Monday night.
A truck and ute collided on Reedy Creek Rd near the intersection of Benair Rd at Benair, 200km west of the Sunshine Coast, about midday on Wednesday, Queensland Police told Yahoo News Australia.
The driver of the ute, identified by the Courier Mail as 63-year-old Joseph Guaresi, was killed in the crash.
Mr Guaresi’s wife witnessed the crash from her vehicle travelling behind, as her husband was flung through the windscreen on impact, The Courier Mail reported.
Senior Sergeant David Tierney told the publication police believe Mr Guaresi failed to stop at a stop sign before colliding with the rear end of the truck.
The truck driver suffered only minor injuries in the collision, Queensland Ambulance told Yahoo News Australia.
The fatal crash comes just days after Ms McLeod and her children Aaleyn, 6, Matilda, 5, Wyatt, 4, and Zaidok, 2, died in a crash near Kumbia on the Bunya Highway.
The children’s grieving father left a heartbreaking tribute on Wednesday.
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