Range road closed after multi-vehicle accident
A major arterial range road has been closed this morning after a multi-vehicle accident.
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The Kuranda range Road has been closed this morning after a multi-vehicle collision left the road blocked in both directions.
The accident occurred around 9am this morning with police, ambulance and emergency crews called to the scene.
Crews have been working to clear the scene but due to debris and fuel on the road and the volume of traffic the road was expected to remain closed for at least another hour as of 12pm.
a Queensland Police Service spokeswoman confirmed two vehicles were involved in the accident with one woman entrapped for a period with significant leg injuries before being extracted and transported to Cairns Hospital.
The road was reopened from 1pm however delays were still expected due to the volume of traffic.
The incident comes after another accident closed a northbound stretch of the Captain Cook Highway.
An SUV rolled onto its side after hitting an embankment on the Cairns highway just north of the Rex lookout.
The car was being driven northbound on the Captain Cook Highway between Cairns and Port Douglas around 5am by a male driver.
It is understood the car left the road and struck the embankment just past the Rex lookout near Wangetti causing the car to roll onto its side blocking the northbound lane.
The single male occupant was thankfully uninjured.
Two ambulance crews, a fire crew and one police crew attended the scene with police officers conducting traffic control while the incident was cleared.
The road has since been cleared for northbound traffic.
The incident comes as more heavy rain continues to fall across the region leaving flash flooding and treacherous conditions on Far North roads and in our waterways.
Showers are expected to ease throughout the weekend but road remain wet and caution is advised.
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