Firefighters cut patient free after South Toowoomba crash

Firefighters were forced to use hydraulic equipment to cut a person out of a car after a crash along a busy Toowoomba street.

Two stable patients have been transported to Toowoomba Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on the corner of Kitchener Street and James Street at 8.40am.

Firefighters were called to cut a patient free of a wreck after two cars collided at the intersection of Kitchener and James streets in South Toowoomba.

A Queensland Fire Department spokesman said emergency services responded to the crash about 8.40am on Thursday and arrived to find one person was unable to exit their vehicle.

The crew used hydraulic cutting gear to remove the driver’s door.

Police were able to get traffic flowing safely soon after the two cars collided.

Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics treated the two patients for minor injuries and transported them to the Toowoomba Hospital in stable conditions.

Police will investigate the cause.