Queensland Crash: 3 Seasonal Workers killed

The Bruce Highway in far north Queensland has served a horrific head-on crash that claimed three seasonal workers from Vanuatu this morning after their minibus collided with a semi-trailer.

Ioan Malas, Bridly Kere and Veta Bong were declared deceased just after the crash on Bruce Highway in far north Queensland.

Ioan Malas. Photo: YSS/YTS

Bridly Kere. Photo: YSS/YTS

Elton Veta Bong Vantegon (centre). Photo: YSS/YTS

The Bruce Highway was blocked in the immediate aftermath of the crash, but diversions were put in place for cars before the road reopened about 7.30am. Photo: Luis Ascui

Crash site. Photo: YSS/YTS

The damaged minibus. Photo: YSS/YTS

The damaged minibus. Photo: YSS/YTS

 

Three dead after minibus, semi-trailer collide head-on in far north Qld https://t.co/UvqP4QicRT via @brisbanetimes

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Two other male passengers, Charlie Seule and Etienne Malep, were taken to Innisfail Hospital with serious neck and back injuries.

In a press release from the Vanuatu Government’s Employment Service Unit of the Labour Department, they send their condolence to all the family members and friends of the deceased and assured everyone that they are meeting with the agents responsible to arrange for their bodies to be repatriated back to Vanuatu in the coming days.

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