Emergency services called out to two serious crashes at Cherwell and Kawungan
Emergency services have been kept busy on the Fraser Coast after being called out to two separate serious crashes.
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Two people have been transported to hospital in a serious condition after separate crashes on the Fraser Coast on Sunday.
The first crash happened at Cherwell at 11am.
One person was seriously injured in the single-vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway,
The person was transported to Hervey Bay Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
A second serious crash happened at Kawungan at 12.50pm.
One person was transported to Hervey Bay Hospital in a serious but stable condition after a single-vehicle crash on Kawungan Way.
In a third incident on the Fraser Coast, a motorcyclist was transported to Hervey Bay Hospital in a stable condition after a crash on Dundowran Rd in Walligan about 1.22pm.
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