Gympie police pull man from burning car

Two police officers have retrieved a man who was trapped in his burning car which had overturned in Gympie this morning.
Just after 7am police responded to reports of the single vehicle traffic crash on Chappel Street.
Upon arriving at the scene, the senior constable and constable managed to smash through the windscreen and retrieve him from the vehicle before it quickly became engulfed in flames.
The 73-year-old driver and sole occupant was transported to Gympie Hospital with minor head injuries.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze a short time later.
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