Published 9:19a.m. 4th September 2008

| Amy Remeikis and Kerryn Manifold

Updated 3:26p.m. 4th September 2008

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Police in the Sunshine Coast district have responded to at least 15 car crashes since 6am this morning while Gympie police are currently at a crash near Kybong where three people have been killed.

Earlier today, a woman was taken to Nambour General Hospital with head injuries following a three vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway near Pomona Connection Road.

Police and emergency services were sent to a single vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway at Tanawha about 6am.

No one was injured when the car slid off the road.

At 7.30am, two vehicles collided on the median strip of the Bruce Highway between Eumundi and Cooroy.

Again no one was injured, but traffic was slowed while the crash was cleared.

A little under half an hour later, emergency services were called when a a car ran into a light pole on Steve Irwin Way at Landsborough.

The driver suffered minor injuries and traffic was blocked while the car was moved from the road.

About the same time a car crashed on Eumarella Road in Weyba Downs.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash and only minor injuries were reported.

At about 8.45am, three cars and a truck were involved in a major nose to tail crash on Beckmans Road in Noosaville.

No one was seriously in the collision.

Just after 9am another vehicle slid off Duke Road at Doonan.

Another driver lost control of their car on the Sunshine Motorway at Coolum.

No one was seriously injured in either crash.

A car went into the ditch on the Bruce Highway at Sippy Downs just before 11am and no one was injured.

Police are pleading with drivers to slow down and drive to the conditions.

A police spokesman said all crashes had happened on the Burce Highway or major arterial roads.

He said drivers should slow down to at least 90kph in 110kph zones.

"People need to drive to the conditions," he said.

More rain forecast

The wet weather is set to intensify later today and 100mm of rain is expected to fall in 24 hours as SES crews prepare for a busy night.

Parts of the Coast have received more than 60mm of rain in the 24 hours since 9am yesterday.

Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Brett Harrison said rain fall was likely to become heavier this afternoon and slacken off tomorrow.

Mr Harrison said there was a chance of localised flooding in smaller creeks and low-lying areas.

A strong wind warning has also been issued for coastal waters where speeds of 33 knots are expected to be reached.

The weather should begin clearing tomorrow afternoon and the weekend is expected to be fine.

Rainfall figures for the period until 3pm today

Tanawha 30mm

Maroochydore 36mm

Noosa Heads 19mm

Tewantin 57mm

Caloundra 11mm

Nambour 82mm

Maleny 37mm

> SES predicts busy night with storms

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Meanwhile, a man woke up just after 2am to find his car on fire in the front yard of his home on David Low Way, Peregian Springs.

An explosion is believed to have woken the man. The car was well alight when fire crews arrived, but the fire was brought under control in five minutes.