Teenage boy critically injured after being hit by vehicle in Berserker
A teenager in a critical condition after being hit by a car, has been flown to a Brisbane hospital after the Rockhampton accident.
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A 15-year-old boy has been transferred to Queensland Children’s Hospital in a stable condition after being struck by a vehicle in Berserker on February 21.
Emergency services were called to the intersection of Queen Elizabeth Dr and Brown St at 10.55pm following reports of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian.
Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics treated the boy, who is in his mid-teens, for severe head and leg injuries before initially taking him to Rockhampton Hospital in a critical condition.
He was transferred to the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane over the weekend.
A Queensland Police Service spokesman said officers attended the scene, and investigations into the cause of the crash were ongoing.
The spokesman confirmed that no charges have been laid at this stage.
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