August 3, 2015
A man and a woman have been taken to Kingaroy Hospital with suspected minor injuries after a three-car nose-to-tail pile-up on the D’Aguilar Highway Monday afternoon.
The incident occurred about 3:30pm near the Bellbird Road intersection at Coolabunia.
It is believed the first car braked to avoid hitting an animal, but was then struck by the vehicle behind. A third vehicle then hit the second.
The driver of the middle vehicle and a passenger in the third were taken from the scene by ambulance.
No further information is available at this time.
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Rural fire crews have been in action around the region over the past few days with hazard reduction burns and attending to small grass fires.
Crews were called to extinguish a grass fire in Martin Crescent, Benarkin North, on Monday afternoon. This followed a large hazard reduction burn-off conducted in the nearby Staines Road Reserve on Saturday by 10 rural crews.
Fire crews were called to a small grass fire in the Taabinga area on Saturday afternoon. This fire was quickly contained.
Rural crews also conducted a large hazard reduction burn in the Cadell Street, Wondai, area on Saturday.
On Monday, Wondai urban and rural units were called to Lysdale Road when a controlled burn jumped containment lines. The fire is now back under control.
