Two men transported after night of multiple serious incidents in states north, south east
A man stabbed in the chest during a fight in Ipswich overnight drove himself to a nearby pub to get help. He was later taken to a Brisbane hospital in a serious condition.
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A man stabbed in the chest in Ipswich last night drove himself to a nearby pub, where he was treated for his injuries.
Paramedics, including critical care and the High Acuity Response Unit, treated a man in his 40s with a chest injury at the Walloon Saloon Hotel at 8.15pm on Friday night.
He was then taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious condition.
A Queensland Police Service spokesman said there was an altercation between two people in Walloon in which a man was allegedly stabbed in the chest.
“He’s driven himself to the Walloon Saloon nearby,” he said.
“(The Queensland Ambulance Service) has attended and transported him to the PA.
“Investigations are still continuing. No one has been charged.”
Meanwhile, Emergency crews attended an Innisfail Estate address in Innisfail just after 4.20am Saturday after reports of an unconscious person, following an alleged assault.
A man in his 20s was subsequently transported to Innisfail Hospital in a serious condition with a head injury.