North Arm fire: Man in Sunshine Coast hospital with serious burns

A man was rushed to a Sunshine Coast hospital with serious burns after emergency services were called to a grass fire.

A man has been rushed to a Sunshine Coast hospital in a serious condition after he was burnt in a grass fire.

A man has been rushed to a Sunshine Coast hospital in a serious condition after he was burnt in a grass fire.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said a man in his 30s was taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious condition, with burns to his arms and legs, following a grass fire earlier this morning.

Paramedics were called to the corner of Dorans Rd and N Arm Yandina Creek Rd, at North Arm, about 6am Monday, December 11.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Service spokesman said firefighters were called about 6.40am to put out a small fire.

When they arrived, paramedics were already treating the man.

The fire was out by about 6.55am.

A man has been rushed to a Sunshine Coast hospital in a serious condition after he was burnt in a grass fire at Dorans Road, North Arm. Picture - Madeline Grace.

A QFES spokesman said it started as a small grass fire in the backyard of the home address.

It has been a busy morning for emergency services, with police also called to a traffic crash in Belli Park.

A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said a delivery van rolled and was blocking both lanes of Buckby Rd about 4.30am today.

Police searched the van and could not find the driver.

The police spokeswoman said officers later found the driver, a man, 29, of Burnside being treated in the Nambour Hospital.

The vehicle was removed from the road and an investigation continues.

More to come.