Laurel Blackwood shared this photo on the Warwick Classifieds Facebook page from the single vehicle crash just north of Allora this afternoon.
Laurel Blackwood shared this photo on the Warwick Classifieds Facebook page from the single vehicle crash just north of Allora this afternoon. Laurel Blackwood

Man arrested after New England Highway crash

UPDATE 5.20PM: A 23-year-old Nanango man, allegedly drinking alcohol while driving, has been slapped with multiple charges after a single vehicle smash on the New England Highway this afternoon.

The man rolled his car about 2kms north of Allora at 2.45pm.

Although the man showed no signs of obvious injury, he refused any treatment by paramedics.

After returning a positive roadside breath test, the man was taken to Warwick Police Station where he was charged with disqualified, unlicensed and uninsured driving, low-range drink driving, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and consuming alcohol while driving.

He was released on bail and is due to appear in Warwick Magistrates Court on November 29.

The rollover blocked one lane of traffic on the highway until the car was towed a half hour after the crash.

UPDATE 3.51PM: A MAN is in police custody after a crash on the New England highway this afternoon.

Police say the man was arrested for drink driving at the scene of a single vehicle rollover near Batterham Rd north of Allora.

The crash occurred at 2.45pm and the single occupant suffered no injuries and refused treatment from the Queensland Ambulance Service.

Warwick police are currently processing the man and will have more information shortly.

EARLIER: A VEHICLE has rolled on the New England Highway near Allora this afternoon.

The crash was reported at about 2.45pm and paramedics and firecrews from the region are attending.

Paramedics are assessing a male patient with no obvious injuries.

Local firecrews are on hand controlling traffic in the area.

Firecom has reported the highway is not blocked and no one is trapped in the vehicle.



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