Two injured following Cassowary Coast crash as police urge motorists to take care on roads

Two people have been rushed to hospital following a two-vehicle crash on the Cassowary Coast as police urge motorists to take care on roads for Fatality Free Friday.

A man has sustained knee injuries following a two-vehicle crash in the Atherton Tablelands on Friday. Picture: Brendan Radke

Two people have been rushed to hospital following a two-vehicle crash on the Cassowary Coast as police urge motorists to take care on roads for Fatality Free Friday.

Emergency services responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway in Cardwell at 8.53am, a Queensland Fire Department spokesman confirmed.

“We had a crew there … looks like (an incident) between a camper van and a trailer of a vehicle,” the spokesman said.

“No one’s trapped.”

A man has sustained knee injuries following a two-vehicle crash in the Atherton Tablelands on Friday. Picture: Brendan Radke

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman confirmed four patients were assessed on scene, with two transported to hospital in stable condition.

“All four patients were able to self-extricate … they were transported to Tully hospital.”

It follows a separate two-vehicle crash on the Atherton Tablelands earlier in the morning, where three people escaped a head-on collision with only minor injuries.

Emergency services responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash on Beantree Road in Atherton at 7.07am.

A QAS spokeswoman confirmed three people were assessed at the scene.

“We had reports of a head on collision with two vehicles and a male patient with knee injuries,” the spokeswoman said. SS

“All other patients are OK, it’s very lucky.”

She confirmed all patients declined transport to hospital.

A Queensland Fire Department spokesman confirmed one crew attended the scene.

“There was a two-vehicle crash, with no entrapments,” he said.

The incidents come as Queensland police urge motorists to take care on the road as part of national safety initiative, Fatality Free Friday, on May 30.

Senior Constable Chloe Holmes, a Forensic Crash Investigator with QPS, has responded to numerous fatal crashes across Queensland and said that the impact of those scenes stayed with her long after the sirens stopped.

Police have urged motorists to take care on the roads this Fatality Free Friday, May 30. Photo: Generic.

“When we arrive at the scene of a fatal crash, it is not just debris we see – it is lives torn apart,” Senior Constable Holmes said.

“The ripple effect of one poor decision – whether its speeding, distraction, or not wearing a seatbelt – can destroy multiple families in an instant,” she said.

Acting Chief Superintendent Garrath Channells of QPS’s Road Policing and Regional Support Command, said one moment of distraction or one poor decision was all it took to change lives forever.

“Our officers work tirelessly to prevent road trauma, but we can’t do it alone,” Acting Chief Superintendent Channells said.

“We don’t want to knock on another door to deliver the worst news a family will ever hear.

“That’s why we’re asking Queenslanders to make a commitment to safe driving – not just today, but every day.”

Originally published as Two injured following Cassowary Coast crash as police urge motorists to take care on roads