2 killed in collision involving stolen car in eastern Australia

31/8/2025 13:04

Two people have been killed in a three-vehicle collision involving a stolen car north of Brisbane in eastern Australia.



Police in the state of Queensland said on Sunday that emergency services were called to the crash near the small town of Chatsworth, 150 km north of Brisbane, at around 3 p.m. on Saturday.



Initial police investigations suggest that a stolen black sedan was dangerously overtaking vehicles at high speed when it collided with the side of a second black sedan. The stolen car then hit another car, a silver sedan, causing both vehicles to flip and the silver sedan to catch on fire.



The 20-year-old male driver of the stolen car and the 50-year-old male driver of the silver sedan died at the scene.



The Queensland Police Service said that the forensic crash unit is investigating the circumstances of the crash.



According to the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland, there have been 200 road deaths in Queensland so far in 2025, and the state is on track to record its highest annual road death toll since 2009.