Smith St Traffic nightmare after truck and cars collide

There were lengthy tailbacks on the Smith St motorway on Wednesday afternoon after a multi-vehicle crash on an M1 on-ramp. Full details.

Motorists faced heavy delays on the Smith St motorway on Wednesday afternoon after a truck and three cars collided.

Emergency services were called to the northbound on-ramp from Smith St to the M1 at about 3.25pm.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said six people were assessed by paramedics on scene.

Of those, four were taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

As of 4pm, westbound traffic was backed up as far as the Smith Collective, with vehicles reported to be at a near standstill.

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