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Subscriber only Lengthy delays are expected along Kawana Way and motorists have been urged to avoid the area after a truck knocked over a light post. Queensland Police have set up traffic control as both northbound lanes of the busy stretch are blocked. The incident was reported about 11.05am near Kawana Island Blvd at Parrearra which has multiple emergency services on scene. A police spokesman said authorities were awaiting for a crane to arrive and that delays were to be expected.
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Subscriber only Police are investigating a fire which collapsed the roof of a building in a Coast street late on Monday. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said crews rushed to Tanawha Tourist Dr and Mannikin Rd in Tanawha after they were called to scene about 11.05pm. A fire destroyed a building in Tanawha on Monday night. Photo: Patrick Woods He said the firefighters reported a derelict building was fully-involved in flames and the roof had collapsed shortly after. Crews worked to extinguish hot spots in the building as they continued to flare up, but were able to get the fire under control.
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Paramedics rushed to a workplace in Mooloolaba on Tuesday morning after a man’s leg was pinned under a vehicle.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said a crew was called to Parkyn Pde just before 8am.
The incident was believed to have happened at a workplace where a man was reportedly hit by a low-speed vehicle.
The spokesman said the man’s leg was pinned for some time and he was in a stable condition.
He was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital for further treatment. mooloolaba