Single vehicle rollover in Clermont injures three

A teenage boy and a teenage girl have been airlifted from a Central Queensland hospital after a horror rollover left two people trapped and the driver ejected. UPDATED

Two people were entrapped in what a Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman called a ‘serious crash’ to the west of Mackay.

Emergency services rushed to a single vehicle rollover three hours west of Mackay on the weekend.

A Queensland Police spokesman confirmed that at approximately 11am on Sunday a driver on the Peakvale Rd near Clermont lost control of their vehicle at a bend in the road and rolled several times.

The driver was ejected from the vehicle while two passengers were entrapped.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman confirmed firefighters were “in action with their cutting gear” after arriving on scene at 11.30am.

Two rescue helicopters responded from Rockhampton and Townsville to collect those in a serious condition, Mackay’s CQ Rescue being occupied.

All three vehicle occupants suffered injuries and were transported to Clermont hospital.

A male patient in his teens with head, back and leg injuries was flown from there by the Royal Flying Doctor Service to the Royal Brisbane hospital in a serious condition.

A female patient, with leg injuries, in her teens was also airlifted from Clermont hospital by rescue helicopter and transported to Townsville in a serious condition.

A male patient with leg injuries was treated at Clermont hospital and a QAS spokeswoman confirmed he was in a stable condition with a knee injury.

No charges have been levelled by the Queensland Police Service.

Originally published as Single vehicle rollover in Clermont injures three