Dominique Tassell is a reporter at Brisbane Times.
The car crashed into the brick exterior of the home, injuring the woman and the man behind the wheel.
The Premier also acknowledged the government needs to learn from disasters, after it was revealed Coen didn’t have a cyclone shelter for residents.
Police have urged the motorcycle rider to come forward.
Follow our rolling coverage as the cyclone makes landfall and hammers communities in Far North Queensland.
“Do not let stupidity shorten your life … driving into flood water can have fatal consequences.”
Follow our rolling coverage as the cyclone barrels towards the Queensland coastline, with an updated map from the weather bureau, emergency crews sent north and communities starting evacuations or hunkering down.
“If a category 5 system crosses the coast in this location, it’ll be the first time that’s happened in over 100 years,” the Queensland premier said.
The inner-city restaurant closed unexpectedly, announcing the news online and taping a sign to its front door.
A search is under way for a man missing in a river north of Bundaberg days after two tourists were found dead in their flooded vehicle.
Police said the teenagers were both riding the e-bike, which was hit head-on by the motorbike.