Sunshine Coast crash: Man in hospital, car bursts into flames following three-vehicle incident
A man is in hospital after a fiery crash on the Sunshine Coast caused chaos for residents of a major housing estate on their morning commute. Watch the video here.
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Two men are in hospital and a car has burst into flames following two separate crashes on the Sunshine Coast.
A car ignited after a three-vehicle crash at Sippy Downs involving two cars and a motorbike.
A Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said a single crew was called to the crash on Claymore Rd, near Albany St, about 6.20am.
She said a firefighter in a breathing apparatus used a hose to put the fire out and it was extinguished by about 6.50am.
The spokeswoman said no one was trapped during the crash.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said the motorbike rider, a man, was transported in a stable condition with back pain to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
Maroochydore Police Senior Constable Wayne Prout said three crews were called to the scene and the road was closed for about an hour.
He said the road was open again as the Sunshine Coast Council continued the clean-up of the crash.
In a separate incident, another motorbike rider was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition following a single-vehicle crash.
A QAS spokeswoman said officers were called to a crash on Steve Irwin Way at Glenview about 8.05am.
The rider was transported in a stable condition to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.