A woman has died following a fatal two-vehicle crash in Mareeba yesterday afternoon (January 27).
Initial investigations indicate shortly before 5.00pm, a ute and motorcycle collided on the Kennedy Highway.
The motorcycle rider, a woman in her 60s, sustained critical injuries and died at the scene.
The driver and passenger of the ute were not physically injured.
Any witnesses or anyone with dashcam vision are urged to contact police.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
The QPS acknowledges the First Nations – Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as the Traditional Owners of the lands throughout Australia, and their connection to country and community. We pay our respect to all Traditional Owners, and to their Elders past, present and emerging. We pay our respects to the First Nations’ ancestors of this land and their legacy. The foundations by these ancestors — our First Nations people — gives strength, inspiration and courage to current and future generations, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous.
