Fundraiser created for recovery of Somerset woman Tammy Cook after bus, vehicle crash at Biarra

Friends and family of a Somerset woman who was critically injured in a collision between a bus and vehicle are rallying community support to help with her ongoing medical costs. UPDATE HERE.

A morning school run turned into a horror crash leaving one person in critical condition needing to be flown after a bus full of kids and a vehicle collided.

The identity of a Somerset woman involved in a terrifying car accident with a school bus has been revealed as the community rallies to support her recovery.

Tammy Cook was transported to the Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital on February 29 with critical head and leg injuries after the 42-year-old was involved in the serious two-vehicle crash on Esk Crows Nest Rd.

Ms Cook remains in hospital with her close friends and family rallying around her.

A GoFundMe has been set up by friend Justine Mahoney to assist the Cook family with travel and medical expenses during this time.

In only a matter of days the fundraiser has already picked up a number of donations and has a goal of $4000.

The Gatton and Lockyer Valley Star has reached out to Ms Cook’s family for comment.

Family friends of Somerset woman Tammy Cook, who was involved in a two-vehicle crash and sustained serious injuries on February 29, have started a GoFundMe to help out her family with ongoing medical costs.

Woman seriously injured in crash

A morning bus run to turned into a horror crash for a group of Toogoolawah State High School students.

The bus was travelling along Esk Crows Nest Rd towards Biarra just after 8am on February 29 when it collided with another vehicle.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said crews arrived to find the driver of the vehicle trapped.

The QFES spokesman said crews worked quickly using hydraulic cutting gear to free the woman from a wreck in less than 20 minutes.

No injuries have been reported for the three occupants on the bus, with reports of minor damage to its front.

A woman suffered significant injuries after a bus that was travelling along Esk Crows Nest Rd towards Biarra just after 8am collided with her car.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said teams had assessed four patients on the scene.

The driver of the vehicle, a woman in her 40s, was in a critical condition with significant head and leg injuries, and was flown via an RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

An RACQ LifeFlight Rescue spokesman said a Toowoomba based crew were able to land nearby at about 8.30am.

Queensland Police Service later confirmed the bus driver, a 61-year-old man and his two passengers were not physically injured during the incident.

The forensic crash unit is investigating the circumstances of the crash.

A Department of Education spokesman said they are aware of a traffic incident involving a bus carrying two Toogoolawah State High School students which occurred this morning.

“Queensland Ambulance Service attended and assessed the driver and passengers of the

bus with no significant injuries reported to them,” he said.

The two students were released safely into the care of their families.

The education spokesman said the school was in contact with the affected families and will continue to monitor the students’ wellbeing.

Originally published as Woman fighting for life after school bus crash horror.