By Abbey Cannan
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.
