Robbery, Mt Gravatt: Police are keen to speak with witnesses to a robbery at an IGA supermarket on Creek Road at Mt Gravatt this afternoon. Around 3pm two men entered the store and one purchased a drink at one of the registers. As the store attendant opened the register the second man has pushed the attendant out of the way and stolen a sum of money from the cash drawer. Both men ran from the store towards the end of the shopping centre and out the north western exit. Both men are described as Caucasian and around 19 or 20-years-old. One of the men was wearing a red cap. Anyone with information which could assist police with their investigations should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Fatal crash, Emerald Creek (Mareeba): Police will continue investigations into the cause of a fatal crash at Mareeba this afternoon. Around 3.58pm the two vehicle crash occurred on the ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Kennedy Highway at the intersection of Shroj Road at Emerald Creek. Preliminary investigations suggest there was a slow line of traffic travelling east on the Kennedy Highway. A motorbike ridden by a 54-year-old man and his 52-year-old female pillion passenger was in a group of four motorcycles and approached a Toyota Landcruiser utility from behind. The utility has indicated to turn right into Shroj Road and proceeded to brake. The bike has braked heavily behind the utility and veered into the westbound lane and moved across the southern edge of the roadway. The motorcycle has dropped and the rider and pillion passenger have slid across the road and through a table drain and came to rest in the middle of Shroj Road. The pillion passenger was then hit by the utility as it completed its turn. The driver of the utility immediately stopped and rendered assistance. A police officer returning to Mareeba station came across the crash moments after it occurred and performed CPR on the female pillion passenger until ambulance officers arrived. Both riders were taken to the Mareeba Hospital. The woman was pronounced deceased a short time later. The man suffered a broken hand and a gash to his head. The driver of the utility was uninjured. ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
