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Two children are among seven people hurt after two separate crashes on one Sunshine Coast street.
A vehicle with a woman and two children inside crashed with a truck about 11.45am on Thursday along Banya Avenue in Banya, south-west of Caloundra.
One of the children is fighting for life after suffering critical injuries. They were flown by rescue helicopter to Queensland Children’s Hospital.
No life-threatening injuries were reported from the second crash on Banya Avenue on Thursday morning.
The second child has been taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
Another two-vehicle crash occurred about the same time at the intersection of Banya Avenue and Bruny Street.
“No life-threatening injuries have been reported as a result of this separate crash,” police said.
Paramedics assessed seven people in total at both crashes, with the five other people taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
Police remain in the area and motorists have been urged to avoid it, with significant delays expected.
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