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Two women in their 20s rushed to hospital after crashing their car into a pole near Behana Gorge

Two women have been rushed to hospital following a serious single vehicle crash on a road leading to popular Far North scenic spots. Here’s what we know.

Behana Gorge Rd at Aloomba south of Cairns.
Behana Gorge Rd at Aloomba south of Cairns.

Two women have been rushed to hospital after a car crash in Aloomba.

The women, both 24 years of age, were driving on Behana Gorge Rd when their car struck a pole about 8.40pm on Wednesday.

Paramedics and police responded shortly after.

One woman suffered a head injury and the other soft tissue injuries.

Behana Gorge was the epicentre of catastrophe on Wednesday when a vehicle carrying two women in their 20s crashed on Behana Gorge Rd, after a solo kayaker with spinal injuries was rescued at Behana Creek. Picture: Brendan Radke
Behana Gorge was the epicentre of catastrophe on Wednesday when a vehicle carrying two women in their 20s crashed on Behana Gorge Rd, after a solo kayaker with spinal injuries was rescued at Behana Creek. Picture: Brendan Radke

Both women were in a stable condition when paramedics transported them to Cairns Hospital.

One remains in hospital in a stable condition; the other has been discharged.

The crash follows a separate emergency response at Behana Gorge earlier on Wednesday when a solo male kayaker suffered spinal injuries after he struck a tree in Behana Creek.

He remains in Cairns Hospital in a critical condition.

isaac.mccarthy@news.com.au

Originally published as Two women in their 20s rushed to hospital after crashing their car into a pole near Behana Gorge

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