Larkins Road: Fears for life after haul-out vehicle rolls near Ingham
Police have confirmed that a Hinchinbrook man has died after a cane haul-out vehicle rolled at Helens Hill on Tuesday.
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Police have confirmed that a Hinchinbrook man has died after a cane haul-out vehicle rolled at Helens Hill on Tuesday.
“Initial information indicates at around 7am a tractor was travelling on Larkins Road when it rolled,” Queensland Police Service said in a statement on Tuesday afternoon.
“The driver, a 61-year-old Halifax man, sustained serious injuries and was declared deceased at Ingham Hospital.”
A QPS spokesman said the Forensic Crash Unit was investigating.
“Anyone with information or relevant vision is urged to come forward.”
Queensland Ambulance Service said earlier that the man had suffered head and shoulder injuries after he became entrapped after his haul-out vehicle rolled.
The road is about 18 kilometres south of Ingham.
A QAS spokeswoman said the man was transported to Ingham Hospital in a “life-threatening condition”.
It is understood the incident involved a haul-out vehicle that rolled onto a headland in a cane-field.
It is believe that the middle-aged victim was trapped under the machine for a period of time before he was freed in a critical condition by Queensland Fire Department.
Haul-out vehicles transport freshly cut cane to waiting bins for transport to sugar mills by cane trains.
The QGAir Rescue Helicopter has arrived at Ingham Hospital but its services were not required.
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MONDAY
Two people were injured after a vehicle rolled on the Bruce Highway between Townsville and Ingham on Monday afternoon.
Multiple emergency crews are responding to the incident near Eleanor Creek in Coolbie at 3.30pm on Monday.
Queensland Ambulance Service said initial reports were that a single vehicle had rolled.
A QAS spokesman said the occupants had been able to free themselves from the vehicle.
Two people were transported to Townsville University Hospital
Queensland Police Service said a white utility vehicle had rolled off the road and that both lands of the highway remained open.
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