Qld: One killed, three injured in retirement home car crash

AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2009
Qld: One killed, three injured in retirement home car crash

BRISBANE, April 1 AAP - A car has run out of control in a Queensland retirement home
complex, killing one person and injuring three others after crashing into a building.

Police said an elderly woman was trying to park her car at The Village on the Downs
complex in Toowoomba just after 1pm (AEST) on Wednesday when she apparently lost control
and crashed into a building.

They said one person inside was killed and a number of people were trapped when part
of the building collapsed.

Manager of the complex, Jason Scherwin, said the building is owned by the University
of the Third Age (U3A), where people had gathered to play bridge.

"There was a fatality and three other elderly people were injured," he told AAP.

"The person who was killed was one of the U3A members - the other three do not have
life threatening injuries."

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