Bruce Highway delays after crash, while driver serious after car rolls 5m down embankment

Southeast Queensland motorists heading to Christmas Day festivities have faced a painfullylong wait for lunch after a crash on the Bruce Highway north of Brisbane.

A crash on the Bruce Highway north of Brisbane has caused major delays and frustrating motorists trying to get to their next Christmas Day engagement.

The crash happened in the southbound lanes at Elimbah, but traffic on both the northbound and southbound sides is being affected.

As of 11.40am, motorists heading south faced delays stretching back 11km past Johnson Road, while northbound travellers face stop-start driving conditions for more than 20km.

Traffic eventually returned to close to normal about 1.45pm, but not before thousands of Queenslanders had been caught up in the aftermath.

Traffic is backed up on the Bruce Highway heading northbound from Narangba to Elimbah - pack your patience as it will be a slow run. #QldTraffic pic.twitter.com/frPRI7NfEJ

— RACQ (@RACQOfficial) December 25, 2020

Meanwhile, a person has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after their car rolled a significant distance down an embankment south west of Toowoomba.

Emergency services, including paramedics, police and fire & emergency crews arrived on scene on Campbell Street, Millmerran, just after 7am.

It’s reported the car rolled five metres down the embankment before coming to a stop.

The single occupant of the car was initially trapped in the vehicle, before being freed sometime later by fire and emergency crews.

The occupant has reportedly sustained arm, ankle and head injuries and will be transported via the Toowoomba based RACQ LifeFlight to hospital in a serious condition.