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A teenage boy has been flown to Gold Coast University hospital in serious condition after being struck by a car in Woodburn

A young man was struck by a car in the states north on Friday night and rushed to a Qld hospital. Here is what we know.

Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter at Lismore base readying to fly a man in his late teens to the Gold Coast University Hospital with serious head and chest injuries.
Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter at Lismore base readying to fly a man in his late teens to the Gold Coast University Hospital with serious head and chest injuries.

A pedestrian is lucky to be alive after being struck by a vehicle in the states north.

Emergency services were called to Forest Rd, just north of Woodburn bridge, 34km south of Lismore around 10.30pm on Friday after reports a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle.

A man believed to be in his late teens was crossing Forest Rd when he was struck by a passing car.

Forest Rd, Woodburn, where a man in his late teens was struck by a passing car on Friday night then flown to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition.
Forest Rd, Woodburn, where a man in his late teens was struck by a passing car on Friday night then flown to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition.

Police state the driver stopped to assist and was taken for mandatory testing yet did not confirm the outcome of the mandatory testing.

Paramedics attended to a man believed to be in his late teens, with assistance from the critical care team from the Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter.

A pedestrian has been struck by a car in Woodburn on Friday.
A pedestrian has been struck by a car in Woodburn on Friday.

He was treated for serious head and chest injuries.

Paramedics stabilised him and he was taken by ambulance to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter base at Lismore.

He was further stabilised and flown immediately to the Gold Coast University hospital in a critical but stable condition for further treatment.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/lismore/a-teenage-boy-has-been-flown-to-gold-coast-university-hospital-in-serious-condition-after-being-struck-by-a-car-in-woodburn/news-story/574f8f483ac2f8e635caa5bbc18bb01a