TRUCK DRIVER CUT FROM WRECKAGE AFTER OAKENDEN SMASH

February 18, 2022

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TRUCK DRIVER CUT FROM WRECKAGE AFTER OAKENDEN SMASH

 An injured driver had to be cut from the wreckage of his rolled truck after being trapped for 90 minutes near Oakenden this morning.

 RACQ CQ Rescue was tasked by Retrieval Services Queensland (RSQ) to the accident scene where a flat-bed truck had rolled while taking a corner on Eton Homebush Road, about 30km south-west of Mackay, just before 7am.

 It is believed the truck was being escorted by a pilot vehicle.

The Mackay-based rescue helicopter landed on the bitumen road which had been closed by police and had to wait for about 60 minutes for the injured driver, believed to be from Blackwater, to be cut from the rear of the truck cab by Queensland Fire and Rescue.

The 49-year-old was loaded into the helicopter and flown to Mackay Base Hospital with suspected spinal injuries arriving at 8.30am.rew will continue to scour the heavy bush land, thick vegetation and long grass of the Koumala property.

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A driver was trapped in the wreckage of a rolled truck for more than 90 minutes today before being flown to Mackay Base Hospital by RACQ CQ Rescue.

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Please note: Full title of rescue service is RACQ CQ Rescue.

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