One person hospitalised, child assessed by paramedics following single-vehicle crash south of Cairns
Two patients, including a child, have been assessed by paramedics following a single-vehicle crash into a light pole in Edmonton.
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At least one patient has been taken to hospital in a stable condition after a single-vehicle crash into a light pole in Edmonton.
Emergency services responded to reports of a traffic crash on Hambledon Drive and Woodlock Drive at 5pm on Sunday where they assessed two patients, including a child.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed crews on scene assessing at least one patient.
“We are on scene assessing one, possibly two patients,” the spokesman said.
A Queensland Fire Department spokesman confirmed one crew was on scene assisting QAS.
“We responded to reports of a single-vehicle that went off the median strip, struck a street light and knocked it over,” the spokesman said.
A Queensland Police spokesman confirmed traffic was not affected.
Originally published as One person hospitalised, child assessed by paramedics following single-vehicle crash south of Cairns
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