Tallai crash deja vu case
TWO teens survived a highspeed crash after the ute they were in lost control on a steep road on Tuesday night.
A man who saw the crash at 9.30pm said the car was travelling about 80km/h in a 50km/h zone. He did not hear brakes screech before the vehicle went “thump” into an embankment.
The resident, who declined to be named, said it was the second crash he had responded to in less than two months at the bottom of the massive hill where The Panorama meets Worongary Rd, Tallai. A truck was involved in a crash on July 27.
Two 17-year-olds in the car on Tuesday were injured.
A girl suffered serious injuries to her chest and back while the male driver had serious non-life-threatening injuries. Both were taken to hospital and were in a stable condition late yesterday.
The neighbour, who was the first person on the scene, said he was concerned the girl might not have survived.
“She was dazed and confused after going from about 80km/h to nothing,” he said. “The driver said the brakes didn’t work.”
The neighbour said it was at least the second time in recent weeks a vehicle’s brakes had failed on the hill.
“Something has to be done about it or one of these days I will be the first respondent to a said.
He suggested installing a sand trap for out-of-control cars to turn into or making the road one way.
Mudgeeraba councillor Glenn Tozer said he could not speak for failing brakes.
“That is a product of the vehicle and there is nothing we can do to make the road less steep,” he said. “The speed limit along there is appropriate for the road.”
Police are investigating this week’s crash. fatality,” he