Three teens die in Mackay crash, police seek dashcam footage

The crash happened on the Mackay Ring Rd on Friday night. Photo / Google Maps

Three teenagers died in a car crash in northern Queensland late last night.

Police suspect the group were travelling in a sedan that collided head-on with a 4WD ute, on a major road on the outskirts of Mackay about 10.30pm.

A woman and two men, all aged 19, died at the scene.

“Absolutely devastated. A phone call I didn’t want to get. My heart aches for you my cousin,” a woman posted online.

The crash happened on the Mackay Ring Rd in the suburb of Glenella. It involved a Mazda 2 and a Great Wall Cannon.

“Initial investigations indicate the Mazda had been travelling south when it attempted to overtake a semi-trailer, before colliding with the Great Wall travelling in the opposite direction,” a police spokesperson said.

“The three occupants of the Mazda, including two 19-year-old boys and a 19-year-old girl, died at the scene.”

The driver of the Great Wall, a 29-year-old Blacks Beach man, was taken to Mackay Base Hospital in a serious condition.

The driver of the semi-trailer, a 68-year-old Kelso man, was uninjured.

“The occupants of a fourth vehicle, an Isuzu D-Max, were not injured after veering off the road to avoid the crash,” the spokesperson said.

Police want anyone with information or dashcam footage to come forward.

At least 151 people have died on Queensland roads this year.