BREAKING: Driver flown to Mackay hospital
A truck driver has been flown to Mackay Base Hospital after running off the road near Clermont
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A TRUCK driver has been flown to Mackay Base Hospital after running off the Gregory Development Road near Clermont.
The man was not seriously injured, a RACQ CQ Rescue spokeswoman said, and was in a stable condition.
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"The driver passed out behind the wheel and narrowly avoided a power pole near Frankfield," CQ Rescue said in a tweet this morning.
Investigations into what caused the Mack truck to leave the road are under way.
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