Three hospitalised following crash, car fire at Green Hill
Three people have been taken to hospital following a single-vehicle crash after car crashed caught on fire after leaving Yarrabah. See the video from the scene.
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Emergency services have been called to a vehicle that erupted in flames after crashing on Pine Creek Yarrabah Rd this morning.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman confirmed three people were transported to Cairns hospital in stable condition after a single vehicle crash at Green Hill.
“The car caught on fire after the crash. All occupants were able to self-extricate,” the spokeswoman said.
Green Hill is a rural locality couth of Cairns, with a population of 177 people.
A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman confirmed one crew attended the scene at 6.10am.
“Crews responded to reports of a car on fire,” the spokeswoman said.
“Crews worked to extinguish it while the road was closed in both directions. Everyone was out of the vehicle when we arrived.”
One patient can be seen on video covering her face while being helped into an ambulance.
Rubber marks on the road revealed the vehicle was coming around a bend heading out of Yarrabah when the car skidded out of control and burst into flames.
The road has since reopened.
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Originally published as Three hospitalised following crash, car fire at Green Hill
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