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| UK backpacker dies in beach crash | UK backpacker dies in beach crash |
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| A British backpacker has been killed on a beach in Australia after the vehicle he was travelling in swerved to avoid an incoming wave and rolled 160 feet. | A British backpacker has been killed on a beach in Australia after the vehicle he was travelling in swerved to avoid an incoming wave and rolled 160 feet. |
| The man, in his early 20s from Yorkshire, and an Italian woman died in the crash on Fraser Island, Queensland. | The man, in his early 20s from Yorkshire, and an Italian woman died in the crash on Fraser Island, Queensland. |
| Eleven European tourists were in the Toyota Landcruiser when it lost control on 75 Mile beach. | |
| Three other Britons were injured and taken to hospital in Brisbane. The dead man's family has been informed. | Three other Britons were injured and taken to hospital in Brisbane. The dead man's family has been informed. |
| The BBC's Nick Bryant said three people were thrown from the vehicle which rolled along the sand and landed on its roof. | The BBC's Nick Bryant said three people were thrown from the vehicle which rolled along the sand and landed on its roof. |
| He said five Britons in their early 20s - four men and one woman - were among the passengers. | He said five Britons in their early 20s - four men and one woman - were among the passengers. |
| The beach was a notorious accident blackspot which had seen around 120 vehicle accidents in the past six years, he added. | The beach was a notorious accident blackspot which had seen around 120 vehicle accidents in the past six years, he added. |
| Locals say tourists are not used to driving on sand, which can be a treacherous surface especially when the tide changes. | Locals say tourists are not used to driving on sand, which can be a treacherous surface especially when the tide changes. |
| Police in Australia said it was unclear whether speed had been a factor and that investigations were ongoing. |