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Premium Content Subscriber only Motorists and holiday-makers have been urged to take care and be patient as Christmas traffic causes road blocks and bus delays across the Coast. Highway traffic was forced to a standstill at midday on Sunday after a broken down vehicle limited northbound motorists to one lane.   The Department of Transport and Main Roads website advised motorists would expect recurring congestion on the Sunshine Motorway from Sippy Downs to Palmview and after Kawana Way.

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Premium Content Subscriber only Paramedics have rushed a person to hospital following a single-vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway at Sippy Downs early on Friday. The person was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition after the crash in the southbound lanes about 3.40am. It comes after a teenage boy had to be flown to hospital after a crash involving four others at Noosa on Christmas Eve. The boy was taken to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a critical condition.

Ms Ritchie said traditionally Christmas Day was also busy between Brisbane and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, with delays expected between 10am and 1pm. "The best advice is to leave early in the morning, or after lunch to beat the traffic no matter what day you're travelling," she said. Ms Ritchie said sadly road crashes during the Christmas season were around 20 per cent more likely to result in death or serious injury. "When you get behind the wheel, maintain a safe following distance, make sure you've had enough rest, don't drink and drive, avoid distractions, wear your seat belt and do...

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