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Sunshine Coast breaking news, truck crashes on Bruce Highway, Kiels Mountain

Early morning commuters are facing delays on the Bruce Hwy after a truck crashed in the wet weather and rolled, landing on its side.

Emergency services have responded to a couple of emergencies on the Sunshine Coast. Picture: file.
Emergency services have responded to a couple of emergencies on the Sunshine Coast. Picture: file.

Early morning commuters are facing delays on the Bruce Hwy after a truck crashed in the wet weather and rolled landing on its side.

Emergency services are on scene responding to reports of a truck crash on the Bruce Highway southbound at Kiels Mountain.

A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said their crew arrived on scene at 8.30am today to find a truck had rolled onto its side.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the driver was man who had already gotten out of the truck by the time their crew arrived.

She said the driver said he doesn’t need medical assessment and “is fine”.

Since then he was taken to Buderim Hospital in a stable condition.

Rescue chopper called after car crashes into ditch

An emergency rescue was carried out after a woman in her 60s ran her car off a hinterland road and crashed into a ditch with a creek running through it.

A Queensland Fire Department spokesman said one crew was at the crash after a car ran off Eumundi Kenilworth Rd, at Kenilworth, at 8.50am, and crashed into a ditch.

He said there was a running creek in the ditch/gully.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said a rescue helicopter flew the woman to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

Young man rushed to hospital after being hit by car

A young man was hit by a car and rushed to hospital with leg and arm injuries overnight while another was bitten by a snake and also taken to hospital.

Emergency services rushed to the scene at Nambour Sunday night when a young man was hit by a car on Glenbrook Drive and Jack Street, at 10.28pm.

Paramedics the man aged in his 20s to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

Earlier an adult man was taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition after he was bitten by a snake on his leg at Maroochydore, Bradman Ave, at 8.30pm.

Emergency services also attended at two car crash at Meridan Plains on Sunday night at 7.05pm.

Originally published as Sunshine Coast breaking news, truck crashes on Bruce Highway, Kiels Mountain

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