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A truck driver has been taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash on the Burnett Hwy, the second in two on the same stretch

A truck driver has been hospitalised following a two-vehicle crash on the Burnett Hwy, a day after an elderly man was flown to hospital after a rollover on the same stretch of road.

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A truck driver has been hospitalised after a two-vehicle crash in the North Burnett.

Emergency crews were called to the Burnett Highway at Reids Creek at 12.26pm, Monday, June 14, after reports of a truck and vehicle crash.

A Queensland Ambulance Services spokeswoman confirmed paramedics had transported the truck driver to Gayndah Hospital in a stable condition.

The driver’s age and injuries were not confirmed.

The crash is the second on the same stretch of highway in two-days.

A man was flown to hospital after a rollover in the North Burnett region on Sunday.
A man was flown to hospital after a rollover in the North Burnett region on Sunday.

On Sunday, June 13, the highway was closed for some time following a single-vehicle rollover.

A man in his 80s was flown to hospital in a stable condition following the rollover, while a second patient was taken to Gayndah Hospital.

It’s believed the crash occurred after the vehicle the pair were travelling in swerved to avoid a Kangaroo.

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