Qld prisoner run down after car escape

A prisoner was hit by a car and another was on the run for an hour after they both jumped out of a police vehicle in traffic north of Brisbane.

Police say the two prisoners were being transported from "watch house to watch house" when the incident occurred on Deception Bay Rd, Deception Bay, about 2.30pm on Monday.

Soon after taking off, one prisoner was struck by another vehicle and was taken to Caboolture Hospital in a stable condition while the other male prisoner was found about a kilometre away.