Elderly woman among 3 rushed to hospital in separate crashes near Ipswich overnight

An elderly woman is among three people who were rushed to hospital following separate car crashes near Ipswich overnight.

An elderly woman was among three people rushed to hospital overnight following separate crashes near Ipswich.

The woman, in her 70s, suffered a significant cut to her arm and had abdominal pain following a two-vehicle crash on the Warrego Highway eastbound.

Paramedics, including critical care, were called to the crash at 7.26pm and took the woman to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition.

A man was also taken to Ipswich Hospital in a stable condition.

Earlier, paramedics were called to a single-vehicle crash into a tree on Long Gully Road in Summerholm at 6.26pm.

A man in his 20s was rushed to Ipswich Hospital with a cut to his head.

He was in a stable condition.