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Ipswich man killed in fiery crash on Darling Downs

September 15, 2025 5:35 am in by
Photo: Douglas Sacha | Getty Images.

An Ipswich man has been killed in a crash on the Southern Darling Downs.

Emergency crews were called when a Mack Truck and a Mitsubishi Pajero collided on the New England Highway near the Summit at around 6:30 last night.

As a result of the impact, both vehicles left the roadway and caught fire.

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The driver and sole occupant of the Mitsubishi, a 60-year-old Collingwood Park man, died at the scene.

The driver and sole occupant of the truck, a 65-year-old man from New South Wales, sustained minor injuries.

Investigations by the Forensic Crash Unit (FCU) are ongoing.

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