Police have identified four young people who died in a two-vehicle crash on a major hinterland road on Queensland's Gold Coast.
The group was travelling in a sedan on the Nerang-Murwillumbah Road at Advancetown early yesterday afternoon.
Police said it appeared the car lost control on a bend and slid into the path of an oncoming ute.
Police said they were a 22-year-old woman from Brisbane, a 20-year-old woman from Emerald, and a 20-year-old man and 21-year-old woman, both from Townsville.
The driver of the ute, a 31-year-old man, survived with minor injuries.
Emergency crews described the scene as horrific and said the road was "known" for crashes.
Gold Coast City councillor Glenn Tozer said the hinterland community was in shock.
"It's a tragic circumstance we've had to face as a community out this way," he said.
"I think for many years now, it has been identified that the road is due for some significant safety upgrades, particularly in the wet, rainy weather."
Cr Tozer said more than $30 million had recently been allocated for an upgrade to Nerang-Murwillumbah Road.
"It's just terribly sad that this tragedy has occurred before that funding could materialise into the construction of safety improvement," he said.
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2020-07-25 23:30:00Z
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