Two Die on Fraser Island
There has been yet another 4wd rollover on Fraser Island this morning. Two people were killed and eight others injured when a 4wd vehicle carrying 11 tourists rolled on the eastern side of the island about 8am.
Accidents involving 4wd vehicles carrying tourists … usually backpackers who are on self-drive tours of the island are not uncommon. While drivers who have little or no experience of 4wd operation in the difficult conditions experienced on Fraser Island are allowed to drive vehicles filled to capacity with people and luggage these accidents will continue to happen.
Some of these drivers have difficulty driving the vehicles around the streets of Hervey Bay so it’s no wonder that they encounter difficulties on the beaches where they have no idea of what is hidden in the sand.
