The sole survivor of a triple car crash west of the Sunshine Coast last week has been charged with three counts of murder.

Rafferty Rolfe, 25, is due to face Maroochydore Magistrates Court today, police told 9news.com.au.

The deadly collision occurred at Federal on the Bruce Highway early last Friday.

Bruce Highway crash
A man has been charged with three counts of murder after a triple car crash on the Sunshine Coast. (9News)

Police claimed a white Isuzu, allegedly stolen, had been trying to ram another car as they both travelled north.

The two cars swerved into the southbound lane, where they crashed into another car.

Police said Rolfe, who suffered a head injury in the collision, had been found in the vicinity of the Isuzu.

Rafferty Rolfe, 25, suffered head injuries. Gypsy Satterley, 25, was killed in the crash. Jessica Townley was also killed.
Rafferty Rolfe, 25, suffered head injuries. Gypsy Satterley, 25, was killed in the crash. Jessica Townley (right) was also killed. (Nine)
One of the victims of a crash which killed three people was a grandfather on his way to a wedding, police say.Terry Bishop, 65, died in the crash on the Bruce Highway in Federal, near Noosa in Queensland.
Terry Bishop is believed to have stopped to help Satterley. (Supplied)

Those killed in the crash were 65-year-old Terry Bishop, 25-year-old Gypsy Satterley, and 38-year-old Jessica Townley.

Satterley is Rolfe’s former partner, police said, while Bishop was a grandfather who is believed to have stopped to help her.

They were both in the car the Isuzu is believed to have tried to ram.

Townley was an alpaca farmer.

Police have also charged Rolfe with stealing the Isuzu at knifepoint in Gympie.

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