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Five people taken to hospital in three separate crashes on Mackay, Whitsunday coast

Five people, including a toddler have been injured in three separate crashes in North Qld.

Five people have been taken to hospital in three separate incidents along the NQ coast this morning.
Five people have been taken to hospital in three separate incidents along the NQ coast this morning.

Three people, including a young boy have been taken to hospital after their car rolled in the Whitsundays.

Paramedics were called to the Bruce Hwy in Guthalungra, 50km north of Bowen at about 5am to a single car crash.

A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said a woman in her 20s suffered minor head injuries while a young boy and man in his 20s also suffered minor bruises and scratches.

All three were taken to Bowen Hospital by around 6.20am.

The car flipped in the middle of the road blocking traffic in all directions with traffic flowing again by 7.15am.

Further south, at Mackay, a driver was taken to Mackay Base Hospital in a stable condition after crashing into a tree in the CBD.

Paramedics responded to the single car crash on Wood St, between Gordon St and Alfred St at about 4.10am.

Another man in his 30s was taken to hospital following an e-scooter crash on Malcomson St, North Mackay at 1.44am.

The rider suffered a head injury and was taken to the Mackay Base Hospital for further treatment.

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