Woman injured in car crash near Swickers at Kingaroy
A woman needed to be helped free from her wrecked car following a crash near the Swickers factory in Kingaroy.
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A woman in her 80s has been taken to hospital after a two-car crash near the Swickers factory in Kingaroy Tuesday.
Emergency services were called to the intersection at Kingaroy Barkers Creek Rd and Tessmanns Rdd about 2.30pm after they received reports of the crash.
One person was briefly trapped in their car, forcing fireys crews to prise the door open without using hydraulic rescue tools.
The woman suffered abrasions and was taken to Kingaroy Hospital in a stable condition.
A man in his 70s was reportedly uninjured.
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