Bruce Hwy crash victim ‘critical’, airlifted to Brisbane
Emergency services are on scene of a head-on car crash with seven persons involved. Tegan Annett
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by Tegan Annett and Sarah Barnham
A 26-year-old man remains in a critical but stable condition at the Royal Brisbane Hospital after being involved in a three-vehicle crash on the Bruce Hwy yesterday.
The man, of Asian decent, was airlifted from the Rockhampton Base Hospital to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital last night.
A 26-year-old man involved in a three-vehicle crash on the Bruce Hwy today is still in a critical condition and is being trasnferred to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital tonight.
The man has been at the Rockhampton Hospital since 10am today with four other people also involved in the accident.
Here are the updates on the other crash victims:
31yo man critical
31yo man serious
30yo woman serious
thirty yo woman stable
47yo man and 16yo boy still stable in Gladstone.
THE forensic crash unit is investigating this morning’s three-car crash on the Bruce Hwy at Climb on Larcom.
Initial investigations indicate at around 7am a car travelling northbound on the Bruce Highway collided with a vehicle travelling southbound before being hit by a third vehicle, which was also travelling southbound.
Emergency services attended and a number of people were subsequently transported to hospital.
A 26-year-old Macgregor man, a 31-year-old and another 31-year-old man have all been transported to Rockhampton Base Hospital in a critical condition.
Two 30-year-old women were transported to Rockhampton Base Hospital, one in a serious condition and the other in a stable condition.
All five are believed to have been travelling in the northbound vehicle.
A 47-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy, both from Climb on Pleasant have been transported to Gladstone Hospital in a stable condition.
Both are believed to have been travelling in the third vehicle, which was travelling southbound.
The Bruce Highway, which was closed for several hours has since reopened.
Investigations into the cause of the crash are continuing.
THREE people are now listed as being in a critical condition after a head-on collision on the Bruce Highway this morning.
A Central Queensland Health and Hospital spokeswoman provided the update, which included different ages to those given by Queensland Ambulance Service this morning.
· 30yo female, serious
RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service has airlifted a 26-year-old man in a serious condition to the Rockhampton Hospital after he was involved in this morning’s Bruce Hwy crash.
The chopper spent sixty minutes on the scene before airlifting the man.
RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service airlifted a 26-year-old man to hospital after he was involved in a three-car crash.
The patient was ready for the 20-minute flight by the on board doctor and intensive care paramedic.
He was treated for a suspected fractured left arm and significant head injuries.
The vehicle, an SUV travelling north, was carrying four other passengers.
THREE teenagers were injured in a head-on-collision on the Bruce Highway this morning.
A Queensland Ambulance Services spokeswoman said all seven patients have been transported from the scene either by road or airlifted.
The details of the injured patients are:
Critical: A masculine in his 20s with head and chest injuries airlifted to Rockhampton Base Hospital by RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue
Stable: Masculine in his 20s with head and abdominal injuries transported by road to Rockhampton
Female, teenager, head injuries transported to Rockhampton
Female, teenager, head injuries and possible cervical injuries with neck brace on, transported to Rockhampton
Masculine in his 20s, head and facial injuries transported to Rockhampton
Masculine teenager with minor injuries transported by road to Gladstone Base Hospital
Masculine in his 40s with fractured ankle and other minor injuries transported to Gladstone.
EMERGENCY services are cleaning up the scene of a three-car head-on crash near Mt Larcom school, after an SUV clipped a car and then crashed head on with the car behind.
Paramedics treated patients on scene; one patient in a critical condition was airlifted to the Rockhampton Base Hospital.
It is believed a Holden utility was travelling from Rockhampton along the Bruce Hwy towards Mt Larcom and the petite brown SUV in the incoming lane clipped the Holden’s side.
The SUV then crashed head on with a Ford territory car behind the Holden.
It is believed the group of five travelling in the SUV are tourists, with suitcases splashed all over the road.
Reports indicate injuries of the patients include head injuries, facial injuries, chest injuries and gam injuries.
TRAFFIC: Bruce Hwy closed at Mt Larcom due to a traffic crash. Diversions via Raglan St & King George St. Drive with caution. #QLDtraffic
It is believed that most of the people are in their 20s, 30s and 40s.
Reports indicate one masculine in his 30s has sustained head and chest injuries, another in his 20s has sustained chest injuries and a third masculine in his 30s has sustained facial injuries.
It is believed a female in her 20s has head and facial injuries and a man in his 40s has gam injuries.
Proprietor of Mt Larcom cafe Julie Beel said she heard a “mighty thud” and a noisy bang, and ran to see what had happened.
“From my front door I witnessed a semi trailer reversing and then I eyed all of the cars,” she said.
Police are diverting traffic in the north-bound lane through town and will be closing the Bruce highway in both directions.
Emergency services are presently cleaning debris off the road, however the cars will remain for police investigations.
Gladstone Police Inspector Darren Somerville urged drivers to be well-rested and reminisce the fatal five; speeding, drink and drug driving, failure to wear a seatbelt and driving while fatigued.
AN ambulance officer has reported there are seven people involved in the two-car crash on the Bruce Hwy at Climb on Larcom.
QAS are on scene assessing everyone involved.
@caprescue @RACQOfficial is airborne for Mt. Larcom to attend to a motor vehicle accident.
There no entrapments, however two people remain in a critical condition and will be airlifted.
The crash is three hundred metres from the Mt Larcom State School.
Two stretcher ambulance units from Rockhampton have been tasked to the crash and RACQ Capricorn Rescue Helicopter is also heading towards the crash.
Police are diverting traffic in the north-bound lane through town and will be closing the bruce highway in both directions.
INITIAL 7.10am: THERE has been a two car crash at Climb on Larcom at the Bruce Hwy.
Gladstone Police, fire and emergency services and Queensland Ambulance Services are en-route to the scene.
Two fire and emergency services crews were called to the crash shortly after 7am.