A three-vehicle accident at the Rode Rd and Gympie Rode intersection at Chermside. Source: Supplied
TORRENTIAL rain drenching southeast Queensland is causing havoc for drivers and commuters using public transport.
At 9.30am, Queensland Urban Utilities dismissed reports of a burst water main in Albion.
A spokeswoman said the mini lake on Frodsham and Little Streets has been caused by a blocked storm drain.
She said Brisbane City Council was aware of the situation and would respond as soon as possible.
At 9am, the Australian Traffic Network said traffic on the M1 was slow from Yatala to Eight Mile Plains and on the M3 from Garden City to Brisbane's inner city.
The traffic network said cars were at a crawl along the Bruce Highway from Deception Bay to the Pine Rivers Bridge and the Centenary Highway from Wacol to Jindalee.
Expect delays along the Inner City Bypass from Bowen Hills to the city because of an earlier breakdown and wet conditions.
There are reports of flooding at Buchanan Road in Morayfield, Illaweena Road in Drewvale and Paradise Road in Larapinta.
At 8.30am, a female driver had a lucky escape following a three-vehicle accident at the Rode Rd and Gympie Rode intersection at Chermside.
A sidestruck silver Honda with a green P-plate sustained heavy damage resting near the traffic island while a damaged truck rested on the adjacent curb and maroon ute sat nearby.
Motorists face a testing day with heavy rain forecast across Brisbane.
Chermside fire station office Brad Goodard said officers attended the call at about 8.15am.
A female driver from the Honda has been taken to the Royal Brisbane Hospital with minor injuries as a precaution.
Earlier, a truck jacknifed on the Logan Motorway at Logaholme about 6am and a person has been rushed to Redcliffe Hospital after a car crash on Anzac Avenue in Mango Hill.
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Colleges Crossing in Mount Crosby is closed due to flooding after Seqwater released water from Wivenhoe Dam yesterday afternoon.
Translink's bus services along Clarks Road in Brisbane's south are being diverted to the Logan Motorway and buses will not service Clarks Road or the southern end of Drews Road. School bus routes that use Clarks Road have also been diverted.
Bus route 560 from Loganholme to Browns Plains is being diverted due to flooding on Green Road at Heritage Park. The bottom end of Emerald Drive and Green Road will not be serviced.
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Additional reporting, Bill Johnston
A reader pic of stalled traffic in Brisbane on Monday morning.
A reader pic of heavy traffic in Brisbane on Monday.
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