Police investigating Pimpama crash in which Ford Ranger rolled onto roof near Wharf Road

Police are investigating a nasty crash on the Gold Coast which ended with a ute on its roof in a ditch in a notorious problem spot. WHERE IT HAPPENED

Police investigating cause of serious Pimpama crash. Picture: Janelle Faust

Police are working to determine the cause of a Pimpama crash which left a Ford Ranger ute on its roof in a ditch and a major road closed for an hour.

Officers were called to the collision between the ute and a Toyota Echo hatchback about 7.30pm on Tuesday along Pimpama Jacobs Well Rd.

“The collision caused the Ford Ranger to flip and come to rest on its roof,” a Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said.

“Both drivers received minor injuries … (and) also returned a negative breath test.”

The ditch when the Ford Ranger came to rest on its roof. Picture: Janelle Faust

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said three patients, including a female in her 20s, were treated at the scene for non-life threatening injuries. They were all taken to Gold Coast University Hospital.

Pimpama Jacobs Well Rd was closed for about an hour as emergency services worked to recover the ute from the ditch and clear the roadway.

Police are still working to determine how the crash occurred.

The intersection at Wharf Rd has become a trouble spot with at least eight multi-vehicle crashes occurring in the past five years according to Department of Transport and Main Roads data.

All have resulted in injuries with six crashes requiring hospitalisations.

Originally published as Police investigating Pimpama crash in which Ford Ranger rolled onto roof near Wharf Road