Sunshine Coast rolling breaking news coverage: Mountain Creek and Coolum vehicle fires
A car and a van have caught on fire and been completely engulfed by flames along two separate busy Sunshine Coast roads overnight. SEE THE VIDEO
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A car and a van have caught on fire and been completely engulfed by flames along two separate busy Sunshine Coast roads overnight.
A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said one crew responded to reports of a vehicle fire at Mountain Creek on Tuesday evening just after 7pm.
He said when they arrived at the roundabout connecting Kawana Way and the Sunshine Coast Motorway there was one car fully engulfed by flames.
“The fire was under control by 7.20pm and fully out by 7.26pm,” he said.
“It had a bit of an impact on traffic while they finalised the cooling down process.”
The gutted car was towed away and emergency services left the scene at 7.45pm. QPS were on scene redirecting traffic.
A QAS spokesman said no patients were reported at the vehicle fire.
Early Wednesday morning QFES were called to another vehicle fire on the Sunshine Coast.
One crew was on scene just after 12am at Tharra Street Coolum where an unoccupied van caught fire.
A QFES spokesman said it was well alight when they arrived and the fire was out by 1.20am and left in the hands of the owner.
Tuesday – Three seriously injured, child hurt in separate Coast crashes
Three people have been taken to hospital with head and arm injuries after a car crashed head on into a tree at Noosa just before 2am on Tuesday while a child was also taken to hospital in another Sunshine Coast crash.
Paramedics were on scene a single-vehicle crash at Noosa Heads when a car ploughed into a tree.
Three people were taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital after the crash on the corner of Hastings Boulevard and Noosa Drive. One male was in a serious condition with a head injury, a female had an arm injury, and another male was also in stable condition with a head injury.
Earlier, at Sippy Downs, one adult and one child were taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Monday at 6.03pm.
They were taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in stable conditions following the crash on the corner of Fairfax Street and Sippy Downs Drive.
Paramedics were on the scene of a single-vehicle crash at Birtinya Boulevard at 5.53am on Tuesday. One female was being assessed.
More to come.
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