SYDNEY: Two people have died, and eight more have been hospitalised, including five with life-threatening injuries, after three major traffic collisions within 24 hours in the Australian state of Queensland.
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) said in a statement that two people, who have not been identified, were killed when a vehicle lost control and crashed on a highway near the small town of Cryna, 60 km south of Brisbane, around 5:40 p.m. local time on Sunday.
Earlier, emergency services were called to a collision involving two cars and a motorcycle at Mount Tamborine, 20 km east of Cryna, shortly after 10:30 a.m. local time on Sunday.
The drivers of both cars, along with three passengers and the motorcyclist, were all taken to the hospital, the QPS said.
Local media reported that the motorcyclist, a man aged in his 50s, was airlifted to the hospital in a life-threatening condition.