Rollover on Bruce Highway caps chaotic day on Sunshine Coast roads
Emergency crews on the Sunshine Coast have responded to multiple call-outs in heavy rain from a truck crash to reports of a car stuck in floodwaters.
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Emergency services had a hectic Saturday afternoon on the Sunshine Coast, responding to multiple crashes during heavy rain that created hazardous conditions across the region.
In Tanawha, a truck carrying a bobcat overturned, prompting the Queensland Fire Department to assist at the scene.
A QFD spokesman confirmed the truck was “put back on its wheels at about 1.15pm.”
Paramedics checked a man in his 40s involved in the crash.
He sustained minor head injuries and was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in stable condition.
In Palmwoods, crews were called to Jubilee Drive after a car became stuck in floodwaters.
Bystanders managed to free the vehicle and driver before emergency services arrived, but the driver had left the scene before paramedics could assess them.
Meanwhile, in Pacific Paradise, emergency crews attended a single-vehicle rollover on the David Low Way off-ramp around 1pm.
There were no reports of injuries.
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