Man suffered burns in vehicle fire, another injured in quad bike rollover
Two men were rushed to hospital overnight after a van fire and a quad bike rollover on the Sunshine Coast.
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Two men have been taken to hospital following separate emergency callouts on the Sunshine Coast overnight.
A man suffered burns to his legs after a Toyota Hiace van caught fire on Lake Dunethin Rd in Maroochy River at about 10.46pm.
A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said one fire and rescue crew and two rural fire crews arrived at about 11pm.
“It was a van well alight,” the spokeswoman said.
“They had it extinguished by about 11.30pm”.
A Queensland Police Service spokesman said the incident appeared to be accidental and was “non-suspicious.”
The man was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Earlier in the evening, paramedics were called to Pikes Rd in Glass House Mountains at 6.20pm after a quad bike rollover.
A man in his 20s was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.