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Fatal crash, Kamerunga

Where: Stoney Creek Road, Kamerunga, the street the release names · See the street on the map

Fatal crash, Kamerunga
Kamerunga, Queensland · Queensland Police

The release

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal single-vehicle traffic crash in Kamerunga this morning, 13 September.

Initial investigations indicate that, at approximately 4.29am, a white Ford Ranger was travelling east along Stoney Creek Road when it collided with a rock wall.

The driver and sole occupant of the Ford Ranger, a man in his 30s, was declared deceased at the scene.

Anyone with information that could assist police, including anyone with relevant dashcam vision of the vehicles, is urged to contact police.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting .

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers . Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au .

The Queensland Police Service is committed to reducing the number of lives lost on our roads. However, enforcement alone cannot stop all dangerous driving behaviours.

Every choice you make behind the wheel, matters. Driving under the influence, speeding, driving distracted or while fatigued, or not wearing a seatbelt puts your life – and the lives of others – at serious risk. These dangerous behaviours will not be tolerated.

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▲ 0% Assault offence occurrence has increased by 0% since August 2026.

▼ 1% Drugs offence occurrence has decreased by 1% since August 2026.

▲ 1.9% Theft offence occurrence has increased by 1.9% since August 2026.

— Queensland Police
This report is from Queensland Police. Read their full release: mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/09/13/fatal-crash-kamerunga

Crime in the Cairns council area

Cairns is a council area in Queensland with about 179,334 residents. It has a Crime Score 82 out of 100 (very high), 22nd of 362 councils nationally.

The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (86th percentile), break-ins (93rd percentile), robbery (95th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 76.

Violent
2,655 per 100k
Property
8,411 per 100k
Break-ins
1,971 per 100k
Theft
3,988 per 100k

See the full Cairns crime profile

2017-18: 1,056 per 100,0002018-19: 992 per 100,0002019-20: 1,232 per 100,0002020-21: 1,419 per 100,0002021-22: 2,284 per 100,0002022-23: 2,694 per 100,0002023-24: 2,671 per 100,0002024-25: 2,713 per 100,0002025-26: 2,655 per 100,0002026-27: 601 per 100,0002017-182022-232026-27
Recorded violent offences per 100,000 residents in Cairns, 2017-18 to 2026-27 — down 43% over the period. Source: recorded crime published for Queensland.

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