Lucky to be alive: Man pulled from vehicle moments before it burst into flames
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A 2002 Range Rover destroyed by fire following a traffic crash near Mowbray yesterday. Image: Supplied.
EARLIER: (Sunday 9 August)
A man has escaped a fiery crash on the Captain Cook Highway south of Port Douglas this afternoon, with minor injuries.
Paramedics were called to a single-vehicle crash south of the Mowbray River bridge just after 2:00pm.
A Queensland police spokesperson said the vehicle has left the road and hit a tree before catching alight.
The surrounding vegetation also caught on fire as a result but firefighters have since put it out.
Queensland Ambulance said the man has been transported to Mossman Hospital in a stable condition with leg injuries.
Traffic was initially blocked in both directions but one lane has now reopened.