Eight people were hospitalised and more than 10 kilometres of "gridlock" formed on the Bruce Highway, after two southbound multi-vehicle crashes on Sunday afternoon.
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The first smash, involving two vehicles, happened about 3.45pm in Bells Creek and a second three-vehicle crash happened near Glenview just before 5pm.
Australian Traffic Network reporter Charlton Hart described the southbound stretch as "gridlock".
Mr Hart said beachgoers returning from the Sunshine Coast were caught in the delays, with southbound traffic stretching back more than 10 kilometres from Bells Creek to Tanawha.
Emergency services were on scene.
After the Bells Creek crash, the Queensland Ambulance Service reported one patient was taken to the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital in a stable condition.
Another seven patients were taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital with minor injuries.
About 5.30pm, traffic congestion following the second crash at Glenview was beginning to ease, but there were still heavy delays from Bells Creek to Caloundra Road from the first crash.
- with Felicity Caldwell
