Kingaroy crash: Two hospitalised after car strikes pedestrians in afternoon crash
A teenage girl was one of two people rushed to hospital after the pair were hit by a car on a busy Kingaroy road. Here’s what we know:
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Two people have been rushed to hospital after they were hit by a car while walking on a busy Kingaroy street.
Emergency services were called to the scene on Youngman St at about 4.30pm Thursday, where they assessed three patients involved in the car and pedestrian collision.
The two pedestrians were transported to Kingaroy Hospital in stable conditions, one being a 15-year-old girl who suffered a head injury.
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman was unable to confirm further information about the second patient.
The driver of the car was assessed at the scene but declined transportation to hospital.
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