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Bloody weekend: eight die in Qld crashes

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Eight people, including a toddler, have died in crashes in Queensland over the weekend.

A 79-year-old man died in hospital on Sunday from injuries he suffered after he was dragged by his car some five metres on Saturday night near Emerald.

Two 81-year-olds died after their car crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a four-wheel drive near Logan on Sunday morning.

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A 50-year-old woman died in hospital after her four-wheel drive collided head-on with a truck on the Cunningham Highway at Clintonvale on Saturday.

A two-year-old girl was struck and killed by a ute leaving the driveway of a property at Blenheim in the Lockyer Valley on Friday afternoon.

A 39-year-old man then died and four others were injured when a car rolled on the Bruce Highway in Townsville about an hour and a half later.

A 70-year-old man also died at Logan when his car hit another vehicle travelling in the opposite direction.

While not on a public road, a 19-year-old girl also died when a four-wheel drive rolled on a private property at Windorah on Saturday morning.

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