A 68-year-old New South Wales man has died following a single-vehicle accident about 10 kilometres north of the Archer River Roadhouse on Friday afternoon. Photo: Supplied.
A New South Wales man has died following a single-vehicle accident at Archer River on 16 August.
Initial Forensic Crash Unit investigations indicate about 2pm on Friday, a silver Toyota LandCruiser was travelling along Peninsula Developmental Road (PDR), approximately 10 kilometres north of the Archer River Roadhouse, when the vehicle left the road and struck a tree.
The driver of the four-wheel drive, a 68-year-old man from NSW, was declared deceased at the scene.
The single passenger in the vehicle, a 65-year-old NSW woman, was flown to Cairns Hospital by the Rescue 510 helicopter with non-life-threatening injuries.
A Queensland Police Service source confirmed the vehicle was heading southbound and travelling on a sealed section of the PDR near Charlotte Creek when the crash occurred.
While the accident has been reported by emergency services as having occurred about 30km north of the roadhouse, the Cape York Weekly understands the distance was actually between 10-11km.
Investigations are continuing, and police are asking witnesses or anyone with relevant vision of the vehicle prior to the crash to come forward and quote reference number QP2401388899.
Fantastic, so glad for those who actually have mobile coverage. Some of us only 20km out of town… View