10 May 2023

Girl, 12, dies in Cooktown crash

| Matt Nicholls
Start the conversation

A 12-year-old girl has died after a car rolled near Cooktown on Friday night.

Around 6pm, a Nissan sedan was travelling east along Railway Avenue, west of the Cooktown Airport, when it left the road and rolled.

Members of the public rendered first aid to the young girl prior to the arrival of emergency services. She died on the scene a short time later.

A 44-year-old man driving the vehicle was not physically injured.

Crash investigators are appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash to come forward.

Keep up to date with what's happening around the region by signing up for our free digital edition of the Cape York Weekly.
Loading
By submitting your email address you are agreeing to Region Group's terms and conditions and privacy policy.

Start the conversation

Cape York Weekly

Subscribe to get the latest edition of Cape York Weekly in your inbox each Monday.

By submitting your email address you are agreeing to Cape York Weekly's terms and conditions and privacy policy.