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Toddler tragically dies after Coolum crash

A toddler has tragically died in hospital following a serious car crash at Coolum Beach on Monday afternoon.

Multiple paramedic crews attended the scene after two cars collided head-on along Sunshine Motorway and Yandina Coolum Road at 2.16pm on 30 May.

The 3-year-old boy was a passenger in a Mitsubishi Pajero and was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital, however passed away from injuries on Tuesday morning.

Queensland Ambulance Services senior operations supervisor Nick Haug said a third vehicle managed to swerve and avoid the impact.

“It’s definitely a significant incident because four of the patients are children,” Mr Haug said on Monday afternoon.

“It was quite a significant amount of resources. We had 11 vehicles respond to this incident including Flight Care paramedics, critical care paramedics, and QAS supervisors.“

Seven patients were assessed at the scene with a man left uninjured, and the remaining six taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

A pre-teen girl suffered an arm injury as well as abdominal, back and shoulder pain and was in a serious condition.

A woman in her 30s had pelvic injuries and was in a serious condition, while a man in his 30s suffered neck and abdominal pain and was in a serious but stable condition.

A toddler girl suffered shoulder injuries and was serious but stable, and another toddler girl suffered minor injuries and was in a stable condition.

The Forensic Crash Unit is continuing to appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the crash or have dashcam vision to come forward.

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