Commuters are being urged to steer clear of the Bruce Highway on Friday afternoon, with the road described as "debacle" following three crashes within a few minutes.
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The chaos began about 3.05pm with a crash at Narangba heading south.
The accident had been cleared by 4pm and there were no serious injuries, but heavy northbound traffic remained in the area.
Five minutes later there was a multi-vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway near the Pine Rivers Bridge.
It was cleared by 4pm but left northbound delays back onto Gympie Arterial Road at Carseldine and the Gateway Motorway at Eagle Farm.
About 3.15pm several other vehicles collided on the Bruce Highway near Pumicestone Road at Elimbah.
Queues were back several kilometres to the D'Aguilar Highway. It was understood no one was seriously injured in any of the crashes.
However, Australian Traffic Network spokeswoman Amelia Oberhardt, describing the highway as a "debacle", said anyone hoping to beat the heat should "just stay in the airconditioning" until the traffic delays cleared.
