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Fatal traffic crash, Sunshine Coast

Fatal traffic crash, Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast, Queensland · Queensland Police

The release

Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash in Noosa this morning, 19 September.

Emergency services were called to Bicentennial Drive around 2.00am, following reports of a single-vehicle traffic crash involving a Mercedes-Benz .

One of the occupants of the vehicle, a 53-year-old Sunshine Beach man, sustained critical injuries and died at the scene.

The driver of the vehicle, a 51-year-old Sunshine Beach man, sustained minor injuries and was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

Forensic Crash Unit investigations into the circumstances surrounding the crash remain ongoing.

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.

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This report is from Queensland Police. Read their full release: mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/09/19/fatal-traffic-crash-su…

Crime in the Sunshine Coast council area

Sunshine Coast is a council area in Queensland with about 381,957 residents. It has a Crime Score 35 out of 100 (low), 271st 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 homicide (51st percentile), theft (65th percentile), robbery (50th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 36.

Violent
617 per 100k
Property
2,959 per 100k
Break-ins
306 per 100k
Theft
1,753 per 100k

See the full Sunshine Coast crime profile

2017-18: 397 per 100,0002018-19: 376 per 100,0002019-20: 363 per 100,0002020-21: 464 per 100,0002021-22: 722 per 100,0002022-23: 670 per 100,0002023-24: 678 per 100,0002024-25: 701 per 100,0002025-26: 617 per 100,0002026-27: 122 per 100,0002017-182022-232026-27
Recorded violent offences per 100,000 residents in Sunshine Coast, 2017-18 to 2026-27 — down 69% over the period. Source: recorded crime published for Queensland.

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