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Subscriber only Cars have been washed away in fast moving floodwaters or left stranded submerged in Sunshine Coast waterways after days of heavy rainfall across the region. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and State Emergency Services crews have responded to multiple calls since 5am on Tuesday. A QFES spokesman said there had been four reports of vehicle-related incidents in flood water at Peachester, Glass House Mountains and Nambour. The spokesman said swiftwater crews had performed searches in three of the jobs and said all occupants of each incident were accounted for. He said crews responded to two jobs at the Glass House Mountains, one at Barrs Road and the other near Old Gympie Road and Mt Beerwah Road.
Queensland tourism operators hopeful for better school holidays after wet Easter weekend
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Wet weather caused some outdoor activities to be cancelled over the Easter long weekend.
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Queensland tourism operators say they ve had doubly bad luck this Easter weekend, with last week s lockdown and poor weather prompting waves of cancellations across the state.
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Many tourism operators had cancellations, on top of those from Queensland s snap lockdown
The industry is hopeful the weather will improve for the rest of the school holidays
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) predicted a broad area of the state, ranging from the central coast to the NSW border, could be inundated with rain from a trough off the Coral Sea.
Onlookers at the scene told the
Daily the rider had suffered a compound fracture of his leg, but the full extent of his injuries were unable to be confirmed. Paramedics, including critical care paramedics, attended the scene and had assessed another man in his 30s, but he did not require transport to hospital. Forensic Crash Unit police are investigating the Peachester Rd crash this morning which required a rescue helicopter. The LifeFlight Rescue helicopter landed near the scene, with Peachester Rd closed at Walkers Rd while the chopper landed and the rider was flown to hospital. He was flown to hospital in a serious but stable condition for further treatment.
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A rescue helicopter has been called to the scene of a serious crash involving a motorbike on a major hinterland road.
Paramedics, including critical care are assessing two patients following a motorcycle and vehicle crash at the intersection of Peachester Road and Taroona Court at 9.48am.
A Queensland Police spokesman said it was believed the bike had collided with a ute towing a caravan.
They said the road was blocked but was unsure if it was in both directions with the forensic crash unit notified.
A Queensland Ambulance spokesman said one patient was uninjured while the other was being treated for leg, arm and abdominal injuries with a chopper en route.