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Media Release

Fatal crash, Millaa Millaa

An off-duty police officer located a crashed vehicle containing a deceased male driver at Millaa Millaa in far north Queensland this afternoon.

The driver is believed to be a 48-year-old man who has been missing from Malanda since January 23.

His vehicle was located down a steep embankment along Millaa Millaa Malanda Road about 2pm and a crane was required to extract the car from the scene.

The forensic crash unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Anyone with information which could assist police with their investigations should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day. Crime Stoppers is a charitable community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.

Media and Public Affairs Branch
07 3015 2444

Last Updated: 08/02/2010