July 24, 2014
Police say it was just luck that no one was seriously injured in a spectacular three-vehicle collision at the corner of Industrial Avenue and Kingaroy-Cooyar Road in Kingaroy about 9:30am today.
Senior-Sergeant Duane Frank said video cameras on a local business had captured the incident.
It appeared that a Subaru heading west on Industrial Avenue failed to give way to a Toyota Prado coming into Kingaroy past the airport on Kingaroy-Cooyar Road.
The first vehicle, which was T-boned in the centre of the intersection, ricocheted into a stay wire securing a power pole. It partially climbed the stay before rolling.
The two Gympie women on board – the 23-year-old driver and a passenger in her 40s – were both taken to Kingaroy Hospital. The passenger was treated for suspected chest injuries.
A 26-year-old Kingaroy woman with two small children were in the Toyota Prado. They were also taken to hospital for assessment.
After the Subaru and Prado collided, the Prado ricocheted into a stationery Nissan hatchback which was waiting in Industrial Avenue to cross the intersection.
The driver of this vehicle, a 65-year-old woman, was not injured.
Police, ambulance and Council staff attended the incident.
Snr Sgt Frank said the 23-year-old Gympie woman would be issued with a notice to appear in court on a charge of driving without due car and attention.
“It is really lucky that no one was more seriously hurt,” Snr Sgt Frank said.
