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Car crash on Railway Ave and Queens Rd intersection stops train and blocks traffic

A car crash has caused traffic chaos on a busy Townsville road, blocking cars and halting a passenger train.

A car crash has blocked a busy intersection and halted a train this morning.
A car crash has blocked a busy intersection and halted a train this morning.

A MULTIPLE car crash has caused traffic chaos on a busy Townsville road, blocking cars and halting a passenger train.

Queensland Ambulance Service were called to the intersection of Queens Rd and Railway Ave about 9.30am this morning where two cars had crashed.

One of the cars crashed into a pole within the railway corridor, stopping a passenger train on its way into town.

A car crash has blocked a busy intersection and halted a train this morning.
A car crash has blocked a busy intersection and halted a train this morning.

The train will remain stationary until a Queensland Rail representative can attend the scene.

Traffic is banked up in the area and the intersection is blocked. Motorists are urged to avoid the area.

A driver was treated for shock.

shayla.bulloch@news.com.au

Originally published as Car crash on Railway Ave and Queens Rd intersection stops train and blocks traffic

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