Police are investigating two traffic crashes which occurred about 2km south of Proserpine this morning.
Preliminary inquiries indicate at 6.05am police attended a collision on the Bruce Highway. Two 4WD’s travelling in opposite directions have collided and both drivers were taken to Proserpine Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Whilst attending to the crash police were notified of a second crash 200m further south on the Bruce Highway.
Initial inquiries indicate vehicles were stopped in a line of traffic because of the first crash when a Holden Rodeo has collided with the last stopped vehicle, a Mercedes van. The van has then collided with a Ford Ranger which was also stopped in the line of traffic.
The driver of the Holden Rodeo, an 80-year-old Proserpine man, has been airlifted to Townsville Hospital in a critical condition.
The drivers of the other vehicles involved in the second crash received minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
Investigations are
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