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A cyclist has sustained a broken collarbone after being knocked off his bike by hosing that was strung up across a roadway in Mooloolaba early this morning.
The 56-year-old Sippy Downs man was riding along Goonawarra Drive near Quondong Street around 5.40am when he collided with the hose that was tied to shrubs across the street at chest height.
The man was unable to see the hazard due to low light and fell from his bike.
He was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital suffering a broken collarbone and fractured ribs.
Police are seeking witnesses to this and similar incidents that have occurred in the area.
Residents living along Palm Drive, Tombarra Street, Pettigrew Street and Kalinda Ave who may have CCTV or dashcam vision depicting anything suspicious are urged to contact police.

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A man has been charged following a number of incidents that occurred in Brisbane overnight.
Police were called just before 9pm following reports a man armed with a firearm had followed the occupants of a vehicle into the underground carpark of a Kedron unit complex.
It will be alleged the man demanded the driver hand over the vehicle on two occasions, however they refused and the man fled.
Around 9.50pm the same armed man is alleged to have threatened the occupants of a car at Lambert Street in Kangaroo Point before stealing the vehicle.
Polair tracked the vehicle to the driveway of a Moyston Street address at Carseldine where the man fled on foot to a nearby property in Yaldara Street.
As officers were responding to this incident, it will be further alleged that the man smashed through a window into the house before being taken into custody by police.
No one was injured as a

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Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash which occurred last night at Mount Tarampa.
At around 6.50pm, a station wagon attempting to turn onto Coominya Connection Road, and a sedan collided on Forest Hill-Fernvale Road.
The driver and sole occupant of the station wagon, a 47-year-old man was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver and sole occupant of the sedan was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Inspector Mel Adams said this is another tragic loss of life for the Ipswich District.
“The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but given the recent fatal crash on July 6 near Lowood and a number of serious crashes this week, we are taking this opportunity to appeal to drivers on rural roads to maintain awareness and drive with care.”
“A moment of inattention to your speed, the roadway and your surroundings is all it takes for a traffic incident to occur and the outcome may

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