Queue jumper fury at COVID-19 test line ends with man on car bonnet

An argument over a queue jumper at a Cairns COVID-19 testing drive-through ended with a car rolling into a man who confronted the driver.

The car allegedly pulled into an empty stretch of road in front of a queue of vehicles waiting for their turn to get tested.

The car then lurched forward with the man sliding up on the bonnet.

“Mate it was pretty full-on wasn’t it, ay,” witness Jan Bradley told 9News.

Residents have told 9News the sight is becoming more common in the region with a growing number of long queues for both testing and vaccination clinics.

“People’s tempers getting frayed sitting here, but I mean you’ve gotta do it, don’t ya,” local

Police have called for calm during the three-day lockdown, with Acting Chief Superintendent Chris Hodgman asking residents to consider what’s more important.

“I just ask people to be patient … what else have they got to do?” Acting Chief Superintendent Hodgman said.

“They’ve got three days of the lockdown; it’s either Netflix or sit in a line and wait to get tested; what’s more important?”