Four hurt as vehicle rolls into dam at Glastonbury | Gympie news
Four patients, two with serious head injuries, were transported to different hospitals by rescue chopper and ambulance after a serious crash on the outskirts of Gympie.
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Two helicopters were called to Glastonbury after four people were injured when their vehicle rolled into a dam just after 3:30pm on Saturday afternoon.
The four were driving on a Wyuna Dr private property at the suburb on the outskirts of Gympie when the crash happened.
A Queensland Police Service spokesperson said the elderly female driver lost control and veered off the driveway, rolling down an embankment.
The 77-year-old driver suffered significant head injury and chest pain and was airlifted to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a serious condition.
An 87-year-old man was flown to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition with head and arm injuries.
A 50-year-old woman was taken to Gympie Hospital by ambulance with neck pain in a stable condition.
A 26-year-old woman in her 20s with chest pain was also taken to Gympie Hospital in a stable condition.
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