Monday, August 22
Multiple paramedics were called to attend a two-vehicle crash near Sandy Creek on the D’Aguilar Highway at 6:30pm on Sunday night.
The crash caused one of the vehicles to roll over.
A female in her 30s, who was initially entrapped, was airlifted to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious condition with chest, pelvis and leg injuries.
A man in his 30s was transported to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a stable condition with back pain.
Another man in his 30s was transported in a stable condition to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital with head and neck pain.
A female pre-school aged child was transported in a stable condition to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital with seat belt related injuries.
Two male primary school aged child were also transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital – one with hip pain, and the other with a hand injury, both in a stable condition.
The highway east of Kilcoy was temporarily blocked while the injured were attended to.
Police are now investing the circumstances of the crash.
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One person was transported to Kingaroy Hospital in a stable condition after a single vehicle crash at Goodger on Sunday morning
Emergency services were called to the incident on Kingaroy-Cooyar Road near Old Taabinga Road at 10:45am.
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Two patients were transorted to Murgon Hospital in a stable condition after a single vehicle crash at Goomeri on Monday morning.
Emergency services were called to the crash site on the Burnett Highway just before 10:30am.
“…Sandy Creek on the D’Aguilar Highway…” On reading this I thought it referred to Sandy Creek, Nanango (near the bowling club) until I read further and saw that is was Sandy Creek near Kilcoy. I imagine it can be confusing for triple zero operators having so many places and creeks with the name Sandy Creek.
Regarding the location at Nanango, I have noticed how difficult it can be for large vehicles, especially, to turn on to the highway from the by-pass. To me it seems crazy that the 50 kay sign is on the north side of Appin St West.
If it were on the south side, perhaps just by the Mills Flat road intersection, it would mean that vehicles would be travelling at 10km/h slower as they approached Appin St West and thus give large vehicle drivers more opportunity to make the turn safely.