A man and woman were flown to hospital in critical condition and 17 others were also hospitalized after a collision between a minibus and car west of Tamborine near Brisbane on Sunday morning.
Paramedics, including two rescue helicopters, were called to the site on Mundooun Road at 10:19 am after the bus and car collided head-on and the drivers of both vehicles were trapped.
The male minibus driver and driver were trapped in their vehicles for more than an hour before being rescued by the Queensland Fire and Rescue Services. Both were flown to hospital in critical condition.
Two people were seriously injured in a collision between a minibus and a car in #Mundoolun. The driver of the bus was flown to a hospital. Another was seriously injured and six other people were rushed to Logan Hospital by ambulance. @ 9NewsQueensland pic.twitter.com/QoUPlP17Aw
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The driver in her 20s was flown to Gold Coast University Hospital by LifeFlight. LifeFlight said in a statement it sustained multiple traumatic injuries.
The male minibus driver was air freighted to Princess Alexandria Hospital.
The Queensland Ambulance Service said nine more patients, including a woman with a chest injury, were being transported across the road to Princess Alexandra Hospital, and eight stable patients were being transferred to Logan Hospital.
Three other patients were examined on site.
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Queensland Ambulance Senior Operations Supervisor Steve Clarke said all passengers were buckled up and the main injuries were bloody noses, scratches and bruises from the glass that broke on them.
“The youngest person we transported was a 13-year-old boy with only minor injuries, only bruises and abrasions,” he said.
The oldest was between 65 and 70 years old.
Clarke said it was a reminder to slow down and focus on the streets.
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“You never know what’s just around the corner. There is an accident waiting to happen. And we don’t want that to happen to anyone in the community. “
The forensic crash unit is investigating the incident.
