The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash which occurred near Pormpuraaw overnight.
Preliminary investigations indicate around 8:30pm a car was travelling south along the Mungken River Access Road, approximately six kilometres from Pormpuraaw when it rolled a number of times.
Emergency crews attended and a 65-year-old Pormpuraaw man was declared deceased at the scene.
A 39-year-old man and a 32-year-old man who were passengers in the vehicle were flown to Cairns for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
Investigations by the Forensic Crash Unit are continuing with officers arriving from Cairns later this morning.
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