A 75-year-old local man has died after a single vehicle traffic crash in Mapleton this afternoon.
Preliminary enquires indicate the man was driving along Nambour-Mapleton Road when his vehicle left the road and collided with a tree at around 4.15pm.
The man, the sole occupant on the car, was airlifted to the Royal Brisbane Hospital in a critical condition but has since died from his injuries.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
Anyone with information which could assist police with their investigations should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.
Crime Stoppers is a charitable community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.
