INJURED WOMAN CUT FROM WRECKAGE AFTER HORROR SMASH

July 23, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RACQ CQ Rescue has transferred a seriously injured woman to Mackay Base Hospital after a horror smash near Seaforth today.

The 42-year-old woman was incredibly lucky to survive when her small car veered off Yakapari-Seaforth Road, near Mt Jukes, about 35km north of Mackay and smashed into a tree just after midday.

RACQ CQ Rescue, which was tasked by Queensland Health and had a Critical Care Paramedic and Doctor on board, landed beside the winding road in a grassy clearing about 1.15pm.

The woman, who is believed to be local to the area, had to be cut from the wreckage of her vehicle by Queensland Fire and Emergency Services personnel and suffered serious internal injuries and fractures. She was conscious and talking to rescuers as she was freed.

Fortunately, she didn’t have a passenger as the left side of vehicle took the full brunt of the collision. An RACQ CQ Rescue crewman on scene commented that “a passenger would have been killed for sure”.

The woman was transported to Mackay Base Hospital in a serious but stable condition about 2.45pm.

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For further information please contact:
Naomi Noy
RACQ CQ Rescue
Ph: 0417 578 182