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Teen hospitalised after dodging kangaroo on CQ road

Police and ambulance responded to a crash on a major Central Queensland road after the driver swerved to avoid a kangaroo.

02/10/02   113234bKangaroo at the University of the Sunshine CoastPhoto: Lou O'Brien / Sunshine Coast Daily
02/10/02 113234bKangaroo at the University of the Sunshine CoastPhoto: Lou O'Brien / Sunshine Coast Daily

A teenager has been hospitalised after a crash on Yeppoon Road on Saturday morning.

According to the Queensland Ambulance Service, the boy in his late teens suffered facial injuries following the single-vehicle crash at Bondoola at 4.14am, May 22.

He crashed into a street sign after trying to avoid a kangaroo on the road, a Queensland Police spokeswoman said.

The teen was taken to the Capricorn Coast Hospital in a stable condition.

Originally published as Teen hospitalised after dodging kangaroo on CQ road

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