30-year-old man cut free from car and flown to hospital after Tablelands crash
A man has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after the car he was in crashed into a tree in the Tablelands.
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A man has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after the car he was in crashed into a tree in the Tablelands.
Emergency services responded to reports of a single-vehicle rollover in Tumoulin, at the corner of Kaban Rd and Tumoulin Rd at 5.12pm on Monday, with a man trapped inside.
The 30-year-old was cut free from the car by Queensland Fire Department before being assessed and flown to Cairns Hospital.
“Three fire rescue trucks and a number of senior crew members were sent to the scene,” a QFD spokesman said.
After an hour of work, crews freed the man from the vehicle about 6.15pm.
“We were called to reports of an entrapment, with injuries involved,” the spokesman said.
“Once he was out we handed over to Queensland Ambulance Service, who worked on him.”
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