Three people have died in separate traffic accidents across south-east Queensland overnight, as an alarming trend of road fatalities continues.
The first incident was about 6.20pm at Corbould Park near Caloundra, where emergency services responded to reports of a man struck by a car.
Police said the man had exited his stationary Toyota Kluger on Bells Creek Arterial Road when he was hit by a Mitsubishi Fuso truck.
The pedestrian died at the scene and the 30-year-old driver from Nirimba was not hurt.
A short time later, about 6.30pm, emergency services were called to Glenaven near Toowoomba after a car and motorbike crashed on the New England Highway.
The motorcycle rider, a 31-year-old Adare man, was critically injured and died at the scene.
The driver of the car, a 43-year-old East Toowoomba man, was not hurt.
Later that evening, paramedics rushed to The Aspect at Buccan near Beenleigh following reports a Subaru WRX had crashed into a power pole.
A passenger, a 23-year-old Buccan man, died at the scene.
The 24-year-old driver, from New Beith, suffered serious facial injuries and was rushed to Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Police are investigating the circumstances of all three incidents.
Figures published by the National Road Safety Data Hub show Queensland recorded 314 road deaths over the 12-month period ending September 2026.
This was eclipsed only by NSW, which recorded 356 deaths over the period.
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