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Car crashes into building in Bundaberg South

The occupant of a car and the occupant of a building have been rushed to hospital after two cars collided in the heart of Bundaberg, and one was sent ploughing into a nearby mental health service.

A car drove through the wall of a mental health clinic after being involved in a crash on the corner of Barolin and Burnett Streets in Bundaberg South.
A car drove through the wall of a mental health clinic after being involved in a crash on the corner of Barolin and Burnett Streets in Bundaberg South.

A vehicle crashed into a mental health clinic in Bundaberg after a two-car crash on Wednesday morning, injuring one of the staff members inside.

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said two vehicles collided about 8.54am at at the corner of Barolin St and Burnett St in Bundaberg South.

Following the collision one of the vehicles, a white Ford Courier ute, ran into a HealthWise mental health clinic, partially entering one of the rooms of the clinic and injuring an employee.

One of the cars involved in the crash impacted the HealthWise mental health clinic, injuring one of the employees who was sitting at the table.
One of the cars involved in the crash impacted the HealthWise mental health clinic, injuring one of the employees who was sitting at the table.

In brief comments made at the scene before she was rushed to hospital, the employee said she was sitting at the table in the room when the ute drove through the wall.

“I was sitting right there,” she said, pointing at the table.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the woman reported abdominal and hip pain and was transported to Bundaberg Hospital in a stable condition, along with a woman who was in one of the vehicles reporting neck pain, also in a stable condition.

Two women were transported to Bundaberg Hospital in a stable condition.
Two women were transported to Bundaberg Hospital in a stable condition.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesperson said two fire crews were dispatched to the scene, with the crews using a prop to support the wall while they removed the car from the building.

Power to the building was isolated during the incident.

HealthWise has been contacted for comment.

Two cars collided at the corner of Barolin and Burnett Streets in Bundaberg South around 8.54am.
Two cars collided at the corner of Barolin and Burnett Streets in Bundaberg South around 8.54am.

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