November 14, 2022
A woman aged in her 60s had to be cut free from her overturned car after single-vehicle crash near Kilkivan on Sunday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the incident on the Wide Bay Highway at 3:08pm.
They found the woman trapped inside the wreckage, unable to free herself.
QFES crews stabilised the car before working to free her.
The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was also despatched to the scene and landed near the crash site.
The LifeFlight aeromedical crew and QAS paramedics treated the woman – who is believed to have suffered spinal injuries – at the scene.
She was then airlifted to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition.
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A driver was transported by ambulance to Kingaroy Hospital in a stable condition after a single-vehicle crash on the D’Aguilar Highway on Saturday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the incident, near Blackbutt, just before 12:30pm.
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QAS paramedics were called to a single-vehicle crash near the Wide Bay / Bruce Highway roundabout at Bells Bridge on Sunday morning.
Emergency services were called at 6:09am.
A woman suffered minor injuries and was transported in a stable condition to Gympie Hospital.
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QFES hazmat crews were called to Hivesville on Sunday afternoon after reports a vehicle was leaking fuel.
Two crews were called to the incident in Main Street just before 1:30pm.
A QFES spokesperson said the crews had made the scene safe by 2:20pm but remained on site until mechanics and a tow truck arrived.
