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Two Toddlers Remain Critical After Sunshine Coast Truck Crash as Police Seek Witnesses

Police are examining a possible medical episode in the truck driver.

Overview

  • Girls aged one and three are in critical condition at Queensland Children's Hospital after being airlifted from the scene.
  • Their mother, in her 30s, is in a stable condition at Sunshine Coast University Hospital with head and chest injuries.
  • Police say a dump truck first hit one vehicle, then continued and struck several stopped cars, pinning the family’s blue station wagon against a construction site.
  • Paramedics assessed seven people, with several others taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital; the truck driver was among those treated.
  • Investigators from the forensic crash unit are reviewing road and weather factors and are appealing for CCTV and dashcam footage as bystanders’ early aid is acknowledged.