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Bus rolls near central Queensland mine

Two men have been airlifted to hospital after a bus rolled near a mine at Blackwater, west of Rockhampton.

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Two men have been airlifted to hospital with possible spinal injuries after a bus rollover near a mine site in central Queensland.

The bus rolled about 500 metres from the BMA coal mine at Blackwater, inland from Rockhampton, about 6.30am on Wednesday, police say.

Two men, both in their 40s, were airlifted to Rockhampton in a serious but stable condition.

One has cuts to his face and lower back and arm injuries, while the second has lower back and pelvic injuries.

A third man, also in his 40s, was taken by road to the Blackwater Hospital in a stable condition with neck and back pain.

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A fourth man was taken to a medical centre for only minor injuries.

Blackwater Rolleston Road has since re-opened.

Emergency services could not say if any other people were on the bus, or speculate on what happened.


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