Two dead, driver charged after car crashes into tree
Police said the 61-year-old man was the driver of a sedan that crashed at Brooloo, north of Brisbane, about 2pm on Monday, sparking a homicide investigation.
Officers responding to reports of a single vehicle crash discovered two passengers - an 83-year-old Kandanga man and an 85-year-old Gympie woman - in the severely damaged Suzuki.
The elderly man - who was found in the front passenger seat - and the woman sitting in the back died at the scene.
The driver was airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital with serious injuries, police said.
He has been charged with two counts of manslaughter and remains under guard at the hospital.
He is set to appear via a bedside hearing in Gympie Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Police have appealed for anyone with information or dashcam footage to come forward.
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