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Gympie woman on mobility scooter hit by car

A woman has been taken to Gympie Hospital after a car crashed into her mobility scooter near the site of the old private hospital.

A woman in her 80s on a mobility scooter was struck by a car on Channon Street, Gympie just before midday. Photo: Zizi Averill. Generic
A woman in her 80s on a mobility scooter was struck by a car on Channon Street, Gympie just before midday. Photo: Zizi Averill. Generic

A woman in her 80s on a mobility scooter was struck by a car on Channon Street, Gympie just before midday.

The woman was struck just across from the site of the former Gympie Private Hospital, a Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said.

Paramedics received a call at 11.55am and arrived to help the patient four minutes later.

The woman was transported to the Gympie Hospital in a stable condition with lacerations to her head.

The driver of the other vehicle did not require medical attention.

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