Man dies after car slams into telegraph pole, with incident cutting power to a Queensland town
A man has tragically been killed after the car he was driving collided with a telegraph pole, with the incident briefly cutting power to a large section of the Fraser Coast town of Maryborough.
Power was abruptly cut to almost two thousand people residing in the heart of the Fraser Coast town of Maryborough, 93 kilometres south of Bundaberg after a 4WD smashed into an electrical pole.
Police were called to North Street at about 10:15am on Sunday after receiving numerous reports of a motor vehicle accident.
In a statement police said the car briefly travelled on John Street and abruptly crashed.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswomen confirmed that paramedics treated the man for life-threatening injuries.
The spokesman added the crash was likely sparked by a sudden medical episode.
The 76-year-old man could not be saved and died at the scene.
Police stated that investigations were ongoing.
Ergon Energy Outage Finder indicated that power was down from the Maryborough state high school to the sewage treatment facility due to 'public safety concerns as directed by emergency services'.
Power has since been restored to all those affected.
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