A COUPLE have been accused of stealing a credit card from a fatal crash victim while others tried to save his life.

Detectives have charged a man and woman following investigations into the alleged theft and subsequent fraudulent use of a credit card belonging to the victim of a fatal traffic crash in Hervey Bay on Saturday morning.

The matter was reported to police by the wife of the victim, a 37-year-old Urraween man, who realised that unauthorised transactions had been made on his credit card following his death.

It will be alleged the credit card, was stolen from the man's wallet, while other members of the public were providing first aid.

The credit card has allegedly been used on at least 11 occasions at businesses in Hervey Bay and Maryborough.

Police executed a search warrant yesterday at a Boat Harbour Dr address in Torquay where a 28-year-old Torquay man and a 27-year-old Kawangan woman were taken into custody.

The 28-year-old man has been charged with one count of stealing and four counts of fraud.

He has been refused police bail and is expected to appear in the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court today.

The 27-year-old Kawangan woman has been charged with one count of stealing and eight counts of fraud.

She was bailed and is expected to appear in the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on January 12, 2017.