Nowra: Daughter speaks about injured father following horror Forest Rd crash

A horror crash on the NSW South Coast has left a father in an induced coma and his car totalled, after he lost control and hit a tree.

The Toyota Land Cruiser was left totalled following the crash.

The daughter of a man badly injured in a horrific crash on the NSW South Coast late last week has spoken out, giving an update on her father’s condition after the incident left him in an induced coma.

The 45-year-old man from the Nowra region – who wished to remain nameless – was badly injured in a car crash on Forest Rd, Comberton, on Thursday.

Police said the man was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser along Forest Rd just before 2pm, when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed head first into a tree on the side of the road.

The crash left the man trapped in his car for sometime.

“He is super lucky,” the man’s daughter, Jayde Weir told The South Coast News. 

“He is still in an induced coma awaiting surgery on his legs, but he is stable now.”

Emergency services from the Toll Helicopter, NSW Police and NSW Ambulance arrived at the scene shortly after the crash.

Forest Rd near Nowra was closed following the car crash.

The road was closed for multiple hours, while rescue personnel worked to cut the 45-year-old father from the vehicle, which was left totalled.

He was immediately treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance, with Ms Weir stating he was intubated as soon as he was removed from the car.

The 45-year-old father is now in an induced coma following the crash.

The man he needed to be flown to St Georges Hospital in Sydney where he has since been placed into an induced coma.

Ms Weir said her father would remain in the coma while he awaited surgery.

She said the surgery would include work on his knees, as well as doctors working to find any other bodily injuries.

“We are all still in shock and in disbelief,” she said.

Officers from Nowra Highway Patrol have commenced an investigation into the matter and are urging anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has any available dashcam footage to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.