Bruce Hwy and Balter St crash leaves three people in hospital

Three people have been taken to hospital, one with a head wound, after a two vehicle crash at a highway intersection leading into a rural town.

Three people have been taken to hospital after a crash at a Bruce Hwy intersection between Gympie and Tiaro on Monday morning.

Paramedics were called to the scene at the intersection of Bruce Hwy and Balkin St, Gunalda, at 5.25am after reports of a two vehicle crash.

A Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said three people were assessed at the scene, including a man with a head wound and back and foot pain.

The remaining two people reported neck pain.

The spokesperson could not confirm how old anyone was, nor the genders of the two people with neck pain.

They said all three patients were taken to Gympie Hospital in stable conditions.