ten people, including four children, have been involved in a multi vehicle crash in brisbane's west three vehicles collided on the brisbane valley highway, 2km south of fernvale, on wednesday afternoon a 40 year old man with chest and shoulder injuries and a five year old boy with chest pain were the first patients flown out by rescue helicopter they've been taken to the princess alexandra hospital in brisbane shortly after, a 27 year old woman with arm injuries and a six year old girl suffering from abdominal pain were also being flown out the three car pileup happened at on the brisbane valley highway, near fernvale  six others   including an infant and two young girls   have been taken to ipswich hospital with minor injuries or for further assessment a man has also suffered hand lacerations and two females escaped injuries the affected stretch of the highway has been closed off, with diversions in place south of fernvale the courier mail reports that earlier emergency crews found one person trapped inside their vehicle and queensland fire and rescue crews used hydraulic cutting gear to free them the rescue 500 helicopter then landed at the scene and airlifted a number of patients to hospital police said the highway would be closed for a few hours with diversions in place south of fernvale
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three vehicles collided on the brisbane valley highway, near fernvale . a 40 year old man with chest and shoulder injuries was airlifted to hospital . also flown out was a six year old girl suffering from abdominal pain . six others   including an infant and two young girls   had minor injuries . one person involved in the crash was found trapped inside their vehicle 