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Community & Business
26 June, 2023
Police Car up in flames
EMERGENCY services were called to Chettle Road near Arriga on Sunday after a police car went up in flames on the roadside.
Firies attended the scene on Chettle Road to extinguish the police car fire.
EMERGENCY services were called to Chettle Road near Arriga on Sunday after a police car went up in flames on the roadside.
It is understood police were conducting traffic patrols in the area and pulled over to the side of the road after intercepting a motorist.
While the officers were out of the car speaking to the motorist, the police vehicle caught alight. It is believed dry grass under the vehicle caught fire. The vehicle fire then started a grassfire, with two Queensland Fire Service vehicles attending. The fire was extinguished around 12.45pm.
The police car fire comes after another police vehicle crashed on the Kuranda Range earlier this month, with the vehicle ending up in a deep gully near the top of the range.
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