Captain Cook Highway currently closed in both directions due to single vehicle accident near Shannonvale
POLICE BEAT
TMR has confirmed the Captain Cook Highway between in both directions near Shannonvale is currently closed due to a single vehicle accident.
More details and information when they become available.
Police said a 43-year-old man was located later that day with a non-life threatening single gunshot wound to a leg.
Lastly, the Forensic Crash Unit continues to investigate after the death of a 77 year-old man following a traffic crash in Mareeba just days ago.
Police said early Investigations indicate a 2004 Mazda3, a 2020 Mitsubishi Triton and a 2015 Honda CB125 motorbike were involved in a traffic crash at around 10.30am on Herberton Street last Thursday.
As a result the 77-year-old Mareeba man sustained life-threatening injuries and later, very sadly, passed away from his injuries at Cairns Hospital.
Police said the occupants of the other two vehicles were uninjured.
Anyone with dashcam footage of this incident is encouraged to contact Mareeba Police.
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