Pacific Motorway delays at Springwood after multiple cars involved in serious crash

Heavy delays are expected on a major highway, south of Brisbane, after several cars collided in a crash that landed four people in hospital.

Heavy delays are polluting a major motorway out of Brisbane, after multiple cars collided on Sunday.

Eleven people narrowly escaped serious injury, after seven cars collided on the Pacific Motorway at Springwood.

A spokesperson from Queensland Police said it was a nose-to-tail scenario and occurred in the northbound lanes of the highway.

Paramedics treated four people with minor injuries at the scene, with several others fortunate to walk away unscathed.

Three adults patients were transported to hospital in stable conditions.

#Update - Three adult patients were transported in stable conditions, one to Mater Adults Hospital and two to Logan Hospital. The fourth patient, a child was uninjured and did not require transport. No other patients were injured at the scene of an earlier crash at #SlacksCreek.

— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) April 11, 2021

The crash caused traffic chaos on the northbound lanes of the motorway and surrounding roads, with long delays expected into the afternoon.

The incident caused traffic to build up back to the Bryants Road exit, almost 9km from the scene of the crash.

Delays have stretched out to 20 minutes for motorists, as authorities continue the clean-up. 

Congestion: Traffic heading NB on the Pacific Mwy is a slow run Watland St #SlacksCreek back to Bryants Rd #TanahMerah. Use caution. #bnetrafficpic.twitter.com/B1DEoGtDV2

— QLDTrafficMetro (@QLDTrafficMetro) April 9, 2021

Originally published as Pacific Motorway delays at Springwood after multiple cars involved in serious crash