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Emergency crews on scene at Shute Harbour Rd crash at Flametree

A woman was hospitalised following an early morning crash in Flametree which closed a vital Whitsundays road. LATEST.

Queensland Police Service are assisting with traffic control while Shute Harbour Rd is closed in both directions after a crash.
Queensland Police Service are assisting with traffic control while Shute Harbour Rd is closed in both directions after a crash.

A woman has been rushed to hospital following a crash at Flametree earlier this morning.

Emergency crews arrived on the scene of a single vehicle crash that blocked Shute Harbour Rd in both directions at 6.20am.

Police assisted with traffic control while the road was closed as paramedics assessed a woman in her 20s.

Emergency crews are on scene after a single vehicle crash on Shute Harbour Rd at Flametree. Picture: Daneka Hill
Emergency crews are on scene after a single vehicle crash on Shute Harbour Rd at Flametree. Picture: Daneka Hill

She was taken to Proserpine Hospital in a stable condition suffering from neck pains, according to paramedics.

Traffic was backed up 700m when the car involved, a Toyota Corolla, was pulled from the side of the road 6.53am and towed from the scene.

The road was reopened shortly after.

Originally published as Emergency crews on scene at Shute Harbour Rd crash at Flametree

Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/whitsunday/police-courts/emergency-crews-on-scene-at-shute-harbour-rd-crash-at-flametree/news-story/cf29708d294dac7964edbc7bccee0a68