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Woman injured in collision between bus and car at Tuan Forest

A woman aged in her 60s was trapped and injured after the car she was travelling in hit a bus before ploughing into a tree in the Tuan Forest on Thursday.

The scene of a collision between a car and bus at Tuan Forest.
The scene of a collision between a car and bus at Tuan Forest.

A woman was taken to hospital after a collision between a car and bus in the Tuan Forest on Thursday.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident on the Maryborough-Cooloola Road about 12.10pm.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said four crews were sent to the scene, with initial information indicating about 20 people needed assessment by paramedics.

The scene of a collision between a car and bus on the Maryborough-Cooloola Road at Tuan Forest.
The scene of a collision between a car and bus on the Maryborough-Cooloola Road at Tuan Forest.

While no serious injuries were reported from the bus, one person was trapped in the vehicle, which had ploughed into a tree, and had to be freed.

The woman, aged in her 60s, was taken to Hervey Bay Hospital in a stable condition.

The scene of a collision between a car and bus at Tuan Forest, where a woman was trapped in a vehicle after it ploughed into a tree after hitting the bus.
The scene of a collision between a car and bus at Tuan Forest, where a woman was trapped in a vehicle after it ploughed into a tree after hitting the bus.

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