Overview
- A sequence of collisions and alleged assaults across Childers and nearby North Isis on Wednesday afternoon left a 78-year-old man dead at the scene and two other men taken to hospital with serious injuries.
- Officers arrested a 36-year-old man who is assisting police with their inquiries and authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the public.
- Queensland Police have declared three crime scenes at Whitebridge Road, North Street, and Lord and Crescent Street and are carrying out forensic examinations at each site.
- Emergency services say one victim was struck by a vehicle and the other injured men suffered head and neck trauma; the dead man was pronounced at Whitebridge Road in North Isis.
- Investigators are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage to piece together the events, and the incidents have left the small regional community on edge as police continue inquiries.