A 63-year-old man has died after a car crashed into a medical centre in Bundaberg this morning.
Emergency services were called to the Northway Plaza just after 10am to reports a car had crashed into a shopfront and struck several people inside.
The man’s female partner, 63, was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition.
The couple, from Bundaberg North, were in the medical centre’s waiting room.
Grant Marcus says the incident is tragic. (ABC Wide Bay: Johanna Marie)
Bundaberg Police Chief Inspector Grant Marcus said investigations were underway.
“The car has driven through the front window [and] collided with some waiting patients,” he said.
“We’re trying to ascertain why the car has driven through … there’s a bumper barrier there to try to prevent that from happening.”
Chief Inspector Marcus said the female driver, 71, from Bundaberg North had been taken to hospital but was not seriously injured.
“It’s still too early to determine whether speed was an issue,” he said.
“Was there a mechanical problem with the vehicle at the time? Did the person simply put their foot on the accelerator instead of the brake?”
He said the incident did not seem to be a “purposeful act”.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
Source: www.abc.net.au
