SYDNEY, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Two children and one man have died after a fatal traffic accident in the Australian state of Queensland on Monday.
Queensland Police confirmed in a statement that at around 11:00 a.m. local time, a utility truck and a sedan crashed along Dalby Jandowae Road at Jimbour East.
The sedan was carrying four occupants when the incident occurred.
A man and two children sustained critical injuries before being declared deceased at the scene, while a woman was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition.
The male driver behind the wheel of the utility truck was taken to Dalby Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The state police noted that a forensic crash unit is investigating the circumstances of the crash.
Located approximately 180 km northwest of Brisbane, Jimbour East is a rural town with a population of 197 people, according to Australia's 2021 Census. ■
