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Tweet Facebook Mail A man will appear in court today charged with causing the death of an innocent 22-year-old woman in a multi-vehicle crash on Queensland's Sunshine Coast yesterday . Police say the 41-year-old man from Tewantin caused a six-vehicle pile-up when he lost control of his Porsche Macan and hit a Nissan Micra in the southbound lanes of the Bruce Highway near Aussie World at Palmview shortly after midday on Monday. The young woman from Upper Mount Gravatt was a passenger in the Nissan.
She died from her injuries. READ MORE: Political leaders suspend campaigning out of respect for Pope A man has been charged with causing the death of a young woman in a horrific crash at Palmview yesterday. (Nine) The 22-year-old driver from Strathpine also suffered minor injuries.
Chief Inspector Jason Overland was at a loss yesterday, explaining the "terrible" scene. "It's resulted in the death of a young girl," he said. "I've given up trying to work out why, it's just a tragedy and we're doing all that we can to address what's left.
"I'm not going to speculate on what causes people to do these things." Police said after the crash the man got out of the Porsche, and approached a white SsangYong Rexton armed with a firearm. It's alleged he then fought with the 62-year-old driver, who had started to assist others involved in the crash, before shooting him in the arm and fleeing the scene in the Rexton.
Police found the stolen Rexton rolled on its roof in Landsborough near Forestry Road at 12.35pm. READ MORE: Tributes to boy, nine, who died getting stuck between rocks The Rexton was found in Landsborough on its roof.
(Nine) The man then allegedly approached a grey Mazda 3 nearby that was being driven by a 16-year-old learner driver, under instruction from her parents. The girl and her parents fled on foot and were not physically injured. "I can't imagine having a firearm presented and being told to get out of the vehicle wouldn't have some impact, but, as I understand, the firearm was not discharged," Overland said.
The man was arrested at 12.48pm near Steve Irwin Way and remains in hospital under police guard. Police found the firearm in the Mazda.
The 41-year-old Tewantin man has been charged with a slew of driving, weapons and drugs offences. The charges include two counts of armed robbery, two counts of possessing dangerous drugs, two counts of unlawful entry of vehicle for committing indictable offence, as well as dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death, acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, dangerous operation of a vehicle adversely affected by an intoxicating substance, going armed as to cause fear, unlawful possession of firearm used to commit indictable offence, possess tainted property, authority required to possess explosives, driver fail to remain at incident, and driving suspended licence. The matter will be mentioned in court today.
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