A 30-year-old truck driver from Kingston has been charged following a fatal crash on the Bruce Highway on the night of 12 November.
Police will allege that, just after 11pm, a white Nissan Navara travelling south along the Bruce Highway in Raglan, near Gladstone, slowed down behind a Toyota Hilux due to a wide load.
“A Prime mover truck has failed to slow down and crashed into the Nissan Navara forcing it into the Hilux,” police alleged in a statement.
Two passengers in the Navara, a 40-year-old woman and 13-year-old boy, sustained life-threatening injuries and died at the scene.
The driver of the Navara, a 42-year-old man, and another passenger, a 15-year-old boy, were taken to Rockhampton Base Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver and passenger in the other ute sustained minor injuries.
The 30-year-old driver of the Prime mover has been charged with one count of dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing death or grievous bodily harm.
He is due to appear before Gladstone Magistrates Court on December 9.
Investigations are continuing.
