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Youth dies in Yarrabah road crash

Posted August 8, 2008 13:30:00
Updated August 8, 2008 13:29:00

One person is dead and two others are in hospital after a car hit a powerpole near Cairns

Police say a 17-year-old male was thrown from a sedan and killed when it struck the pole at Yarrabah just before midnight AEST.

The 25-year-old driver allegedly fled the scene but was found a short time later and has been taken to hospital.

Another passenger is also in hospital.

Tags: road-accidents, cairns-4870, yarrabah-4871