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Driver flown to hospital after truck crash near Bruce Hwy, Eerwah Vale

A woman has been flown to hospital in a potentially life-threatening condition after a serious two-vehicle crash.

A driver is in a life-threatening condition after a crash near Eumundi.
A driver is in a life-threatening condition after a crash near Eumundi.

A driver has been flown to hospital after a crash between a car and truck in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

Emergency crews rushed to the intersection of Eumundi-Kenilworth and West Eumundi roads to reports a car and a truck had crashed.

A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said the driver of the car was trapped in their vehicle after the crash.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said paramedics were assessing a woman in a “life-threatening condition” with head and abdominal injuries.

She was flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

Police said traffic diversions were in place around the scene via Eumundi-Noosa Rd and Bunya Rd.

It’s the second serious crash on the Sunshine Coast in less than 12 hours, after a 21-year-old man died in a motorbike crash in Witta about 11.30am Wednesday.

More to come.

Originally published as Driver flown to hospital after truck crash near Bruce Hwy, Eerwah Vale

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