Police car, light pole damaged in two-car Mackay CBD crash

A police car has been towed from the scene of a dramatic crash in the Mackay region which saw a light pole taken out and three people taken to hospital.

A police car was damaged in a two-car smash up in the Mackay CBD on April 11. Picture: Mitchell Dyer

A police car and another vehicle have been extensively damaged and a light pole has been taken out in a two-car smash up in the Mackay CBD which occurred while police were responding to an incident.

The crash occurred before 2.30pm on the corner of George and Milton streets when a police vehicle responding to a priority incident in Mackay, collided with a four-wheel drive at the intersection.

Queensland Police, Queensland Fire and Rescue and Queensland Ambulance Service crews all attended the scene.

A police car and another vehicle were extensively damaged in a smash-up in the Mackay CBD on April 11. Picture: Mitchell Dyer

QAS paramedics assessed three patients at the scene.

Two fire crews were dispatched and police were assisting with traffic control.

A police spokeswoman said two police officers, one male constable and one female constable, were treated at the scene before being transported to the Mackay Base Hospital in a stable condition.

The driver of the four-wheel drive, a 30-year-old woman, was also treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.

Investigations are ongoing.