Melita Cupitt: Small town's heartbreak as Warwick car crash victim is identified

A heartbroken boyfriend has paid tribute to his pageant winner lover after she was killed in a single vehicle car crash.

Melita Cupitt, 22, from Warwick, south-west of Brisbane, was killed at about 7.55pm on Friday when her car veered off a country road.

Ms Cupitt suffered critical injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency service workers. 

Her sudden death has sparked an outpouring from the local community - including her boyfriend, Jake Mathers, who shared a series of emotional photos and videos.

Melita Cupitt (pictured), 22, died after her car left the road in south-east Queensland

The death of the popular Warwick resident and beauty pageant winner (pictured) has left the country community grieving  

'You have made me so happy and made me want to be a better person,' Mr Mathers said.

'I honestly can't believe you are gone. I will never forget you, my love, you will always be in my heart. I love you baby girl, rest easy up there.'

A family member told Mr Mathers she hoped Ms Cupitt would be 'another angel watching over him and guiding him through' life.

Ms Cupitt won the Miss Junior Dalby Showgirl Prize in 2017 and her love of horses shines through on her social media pages. She worked in customer service.

Queensland Police asked anyone who may have dash cam of the crash or the moments leading up to it to contact detectives. 

The crash comes after a 17-year-old boy from the same region lost his life in a crash just days earlier.

Her boyfriend Jake Mathers has paid tribute to Ms Cupitt (pictured together)

Equestrian William Turner (pictured) died when his 4WD ute collided head on with two vehicles on the Cunningham Highway in Gladfield, in south east Queensland on Sunday

A farm worker, who helped emergency services in the aftermath (pictured), said that scene 'was a mess'

William Turner, from Texas, south of Warwick, died when his 4WD veered into oncoming traffic on the Cunningham Highway near Gladfield last Sunday.

A farm worker, who helped emergency services in the aftermath, told The Chronicle the scene 'was a mess'.

'One car was upside down in the middle of the road, another was on its side on the side of the road and there was a ute in the middle,' he said.

The highway was closed in both directions for several hours. William was an avid horseman.