Bruce Highway blocked near Lethebrook following tractor rollover
A busy highway was blocked in both directions after a tractor and trailer rolled in North Queensland.
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A tractor rollover has caused chaos on the Bruce Highway with the busy road closed in both directions.
Emergency crews were called to a single vehicle crash on O’Connell River Bridge between Lethebrook and Bloomsbury about 9.45am on Sunday according to a Queensland Police spokesman.
A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said the accident involved a cane tractor hauling a trailer which rolled across the Bruce Highway.
A man in his 50s with hand injuries and a man in his 20s with a back injury were transported to Proserpine Hospital in a stable condition.
The Bruce Highway was blocked in both directions for some time.
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