Emergency crews race to crash at Rubyvale

Emergency crews have raced to a crash near a remote Central Queensland community involving an elderly man. DETAILS.

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Paramedics are treating a male driver in his 80s after his vehicle collided with a truck in the Central Highlands.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said a crew was called to the scene along Capella Rubyvale Rd, about 2km north of Rubyvale, shortly before noon.

She said a car had collided with the side of a truck and paramedics were attending to a male driver in his 80s, who as of 12.15pm was still in the vehicle. The female passenger was uninjured.

It is understood the passenger is the man’s wife.

The QAS spokeswoman said the driver of the truck had turned his vehicle around following the crash and remained at the scene with police officers and firefighters also called to attend.

Originally published as Emergency crews race to crash at Rubyvale