Teenager fighting for life, other boys injured in horror crash

A 13-year-old Sunshine Coast boy has been flown to a Brisbane Hospital following a horror crash in the Gympie region which also involved Cooloola Cove boys aged 17 and 15.

A young teenager remains in a serious condition at a Brisbane Hospital following a horror crash in the Gympie region.

The 13-year-old boy from Caloundra West was flown following a single-car rollover near Henry and Tin Can Bay Rds in Goomboorian about 2.45am, November 14.

The crash occurred about a kilometre east of Goomboorian in an area with a scattering of rural properties.

Police were called to Tin Can Bay Rd after the Mitsubishi Pajero the three youths were in left the road, hit a drain and rolled on to its roof.

A 17-year-old Cooloola Cove boy was allegedly driving the Pajero with two boys as passengers, a 13-year-old from Caloundra West and A 15-year-old from Cooloola Cove, police said in a statement released later on Tuesday morning.

They said an initial investigations showed the car was not stolen.

Emergency services were called to a single-car rollover near Henry and Tin Can Bay roads in Goomboorian about 3am today, November 14.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Service spokeswoman said firefighters used cutting equipment to rescue one boy from the car and handed him into the care of paramedics.

Emergency services were called to a single-car rollover near Henry and Tin Can Bay roads in Goomboorian about 3am today, November 14.

The 13-year-old boy was flown to the Queensland Children’s Hospital.

A Hospital spokeswoman said Tuesday afternoon he was in a serious condition.

The 17 and 15-year-old were taken to Gympie Hospital in a stable condition with minor injuries.

Forensic Crash officers are investigating and are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam that could assist to come forward.

HORROR ROAD TOLL FOR WIDE BAY REGION

More than 40 people have died already on Wide Bay roads this year, up 20 on the same time last year.

Gympie Times journalist Scott Kovacevic recently lamented that in the past seven years he had been to about 100 crashes, many of them serious.

“I’ve stood on the roadside and watched emergency crews fight to save lives, and even been there when they lost,” he said.

“It’s horrible, and I say that without ever having seen the worst of it. I can’t imagine what it’s like for first responders.

“But they will keep experiencing it as long as people not only do stupid things on the roads, but condone or support them when they do.

“It’s a cultural problem which can be seen on social media.”

More to come.