Pedestrians hit by car on Quay St at Hope Island on Gold Coast

Two people have been taken to hospital with various injuries.

PARAMEDICS have treated two pedestrians who were hit by a car on the Gold Coast.

The two people were injured in a “vehicle and pedestrian incident” on Quay St at Hope Island about 1.30pm today, a Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) spokesman said.

One of the pedestrians suffered a head injury, while the second suffered arm and hip injuries. QAS was not able to provide the ages or genders of the pedestrians.
It’s understood the low-speed incident occurred when a driver’s foot slipped from his vehicle’s brake pedal.

The pair were taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

Queensland Police officers attended Quay St, but no action was taken.