Woman injured after vehicle hits kangaroo, rolls at Emerald
A woman has been taken to hospital after a vehicle rollover on a Queensland highway where she was hurt in a crash involving a kangaroo.
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A woman has been injured in a single-vehicle rollover at Emerald on Saturday morning after a crash with a kangaroo.
Paramedics were called to the Capricorn Highway and Denison Road at 5.58am.
Queensland Ambulance Service said the vehicle rolled after hitting a kangaroo.
A QAS spokesman said the woman in her 40s suffered a lower leg injury and she was taken to Emerald Hospital in a stable condition.
A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said police attended the scene and the vehicle had been towed from it.
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Originally published as Woman injured after vehicle hits kangaroo, rolls at Emerald
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