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Emergency services respond to multiple crashes in Darling Downs region

Emergency services responded to multiple crashes in the Darling Downs region over the weekend, which left at least eight injured.

Two women were taken to hospital after a crash in Toowoomba on Friday night. Picture: Brendan Radke
Two women were taken to hospital after a crash in Toowoomba on Friday night. Picture: Brendan Radke

Emergency services have responded to multiple crashes, which left at least eight people injured on Darling Downs roads.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said two men were taken to Warwick Hospital, after a two vehicle collision at the Morgan Park Raceway.

The spokeswoman said paramedics were called at 3.27pm on Sunday, June 2, where two people had sustained minor injuries.

Both were taken to Warwick Hospital in a stable condition.

A teenager reportedly sustained minor injuries after his car rolled on a regional road north of Toowoomba on Sunday afternoon.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the man had seatbelt injuries after his car rolled on Pierces Creek Rd in Pierces Creek.

The teen was taken to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition.

A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said police were called to the scene at 2.45pm, after the teen’s white four-wheel-drive rolled.

The QPS spokeswoman said the car was off the road and not causing traffic delays in the area.

Two women were rushed to Warwick hospital after a two-vehicle collision in Warwick on Sunday afternoon.

Emergency services were called to the scene on the corner of Percy St and Gore St just before 2pm on June 2.

A QAS spokeswoman said two women were taken to Warwick hospital in a stable condition after the crash.

A QPS spokeswoman said it was reported that one person was trapped in a car, but were freed before 2.10pm.

A QFES spokesman said only one crew was tasked to the crash, and all occupants were out of the vehicles by the time they arrived on scene.

Two people were taken to hospital after a motorbike crashed on the New England Highway on Saturday afternoon.

The accident was reported just after 3pm on June 1.

A QAS spokeswoman said a man and a woman, both in their 30s, sustained injuries after the accident near Hampton north of Toowoomba.

The QAS spokeswoman said the man sustained an upper chest and a knee injury, while the woman had back pain and a hand injury.

Both were taken to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition.

A QPS spokeswoman said one lane of the New England Highway was closed after the crash, and an investigation would ensue to determine the cause.

On Saturday morning, two people were assessed by paramedics after a crash on a regional southern Queensland Highway.

Emergency services were called to the scene at 9.50am, after a two-vehicle crash on the New England Highway, close to Mitchell Rd in Missen Flat.

A QAS spokeswoman said paramedics assessed two people on the scene, but both declined transport.

A QPS spokesman said the northbound lane of the New England Highway was blocked due to the accident.

Two women were taken to hospital after their vehicle crashed into a tree near the Toowoomba CBD.

Emergency services responded to the incident on Bridge St and Mort St at 6.14pm on Friday, May 31.

The QAS reported two women were taken to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition with minor injuries.

A QPS spokesman said the incident seemed relatively minor, and the cause of the crash was not suspicious.

On May 31 and June 1, most of the state battered with rain and low visibility.

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