Police investigating teen injured after losing control of car in Helensvale

Emergency service were kept busy overnight, rushing to three crashes in the Coast – one involving a teenage driver.

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POLICE are investigating after a 17 year old lost control of the car he was driving and crashed into a fence at Helensvale overnight.

It was one of three major crashes in the Gold Coast region over a five-hour period.

Emergency services rushed to Derwent Ave about 10.50pm following reports of a single-vehicle rollover.

Two males, one with shoulder pain and one with a minor head injury, were taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in stable conditions.

A police spokesman said no arrests had been made and investigations were continuing.

In a separate incident, a man with chest pain was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition after a car rolled down an embankment on Flemington Windabout Roads, Beechmont at 9.54pm.

A person was also taken to Gold Coast University Hospital after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of the Gold Coast Highway and Waterways Dr, Main Beach at 6.39pm.

They were in a stable condition with chest pain.

Rider injured after being struck by horse

July 30: A RIDER has been taken to hospital suffering from head, abdominal and pelvic injuries after a horse bolted and struck her, seemingly with its hoofs.

Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics were called to a private residence at Maudsland about 8.30am on Friday, a spokeswoman said.

The rider has been taken to Gold Coast University Hospital after the incident at Maudsland. File image.

Paramedics treated a patient of an undisclosed age and gender after the incident.

The rider was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition for treatment.

Traffic chaos on M1 after three car crash

July 29: Traffic backed up southbound on the Pacific Motorway following a three car crash late on Thursday afternoon.

Paramedics were called to reports of a three car crash southbound on the M1 just before 5pm.

Two patients, a man in his 40s with neck pain and a man in his 80s suffering from chest pain, were taken stable to Gold Coast University Hospital.

It comes after a two car crash on a busy Coast street, which resulted in six people being treated by paramedics.

Emergency services were called to a two car crash on Traders Way and Currumbin Creek Rd about 3.10pm.

#Helensvale - Paramedics are on the scene assessing two patients at a three-vehicle crash at the Pacific Highway southbound at 4.45pm.

— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) July 29, 2021

Paramedics treated six people at the scene and took two stable patients to Gold Coast University Hospital.

Earlier, emergency services were called to a two car crash at an Ashmore carpark about 3pm.

Paramedics assisted two people at the scene.

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