Horror crash that killed husband and wife on Easter Sunday is now being investigated as a murder-suicide after police discover a note inside the car
- A man, 70, was driving an SUV when it crashed head-on into a tree on Sunday
- The man and his wife, 69, were rushed to Sunshine Coast University Hospital
- The driver died a short time later and his wife passed away at 10pm that night
- Local police said officers discovered a suicide note in the car and at a home
- Anyone with dashcam footage of the crash have been urged to contact police
A horrific crash that killed an elderly couple over the long weekend is now being treated as a murder-suicide after police found a note inside the car.
A 70-year-old man was driving a white Nissan Qashqai SUV when it crashed head-on into a tree at Pacific Paradise on the Sunshine Coast at 7am on Easter Sunday.
Witnesses and firefighters managed to cut the driver and his wife, 69, from the car.
A 70-year-old man was driving a white Nissan Qashqai SUV when it crashed head-on into a tree at Pacific Paradise on the Sunshine Coast at 7am on Easter Sunday
The couple were rushed to Sunshine Coast University Hospital but the man died a short time later.
The woman succumbed to her injuries and died at 10pm that night.
Sunshine Coast CIB officer-in-charge Daren Edwards said officers found a suicide note in the car.
The same letter was also discovered at a home which ‘indicated’ the crash could have been a murder suicide, the Courier Mail reports.
Senior Sergeant Edwards said the man ran a ‘well-known’ building company.
Anyone with dashcam footage of the crash or the moments before have been urged to contact police.
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