- Man charged over highway carnage
- Driver allegedly shot and woman killed in crash
A man has been charged over a terrifying incident that saw a driver shot and a woman killed in a six-car crash on the Bruce Highway.
The 41-year-old was arrested following the incident at Palmview, north of Brisbane, at midday on Easter Monday.
The man is alleged to have been behind the wheel of a Porsche Macan when he lost control and caused the pile-up.
A 62-year-old driver who stopped to help others involved in the crash was allegedly shot in the arm by the Porsche driver who then took off with his SsangYong Rexton.
The Rexton was later found on Steve Irwin Way at Landsborough where the driver allegedly approached a Mazda 3 with a 16-year-old girl and her parents inside of it.
He was arrested at 12.50pm at the intersection of Steve Irwin Way and Forestry Road, with cops allegedly finding a gun inside the car.
The 62-year-old owner of the Rexton was rushed to Sunshine University Coast Hospital to be treated for his injury.
A 22-year-old woman who was in a Nissan Micra, which was involved in the six-car pile-up, died while another driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
A man has been charged after a driver was allegedly shot and a woman killed in a crash on the Bruce Highway
The 41-year-old has been charged with two counts each of armed robbery, possessing dangerous drugs, and unlawful entry of vehicle for committing indictable offence.
He is also charged with 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.
Chief Inspector Jason Overland said on Monday the investigation would be complex as it involved multiple crime scenes, many witnesses as well as dashcam footage.
'It's just terrible,' 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.'
