Nerang fatal: Man crushed between trailer and power pole at Bushmead St

Neighbours have spoken of their shock after a man died when he became trapped between a trailer and a power pole on a suburban Gold Coast street. READ THE LATEST

Neighbour Brendan Rhodes leaves flowers at the scene of the accident at Bushmead Street in Nerang. Picture: Annette Dew.

A man has died on the Gold Coast after being crushed between a trailer and a power pole.

Queensland Ambulance Service told this masthead they were called to an address at Bushmead St, Nerang, at 11.52am to reports of a “pedestrian and trailer incident”.

One patient, a 43-year-old male, was assessed for “life-threatening traumatic injuries” after he became trapped between a lamppost and trailer which had rolled down a hill.

Queensland Police Service confirmed emergency services located the 43-year-old man suffering significant internal injuries. He died shortly after.

It’s understood the victim had been trying to attach a trailer to his car on Auster Crt but had been unable to reverse his car up the hill.

He then tried to bring down the trailer by hand when it lost control.

Tyre marks in grass at the scene of the accident. Picture: Annette Dew.

A tyre mark about 2m long could be seen on one of the neighbouring property’s front lawns where the trailer appeared to have lost control.

A witness said there was blood coming out of the man’s ears, nose and mouth.

“I heard a lot of screaming,” he said.

The witness said two people performed CPR on the man but he sadly couldn’t be saved.

The scene of the incident at Bushmead Street in Nerang. Picture Annette Dew.

Neighbour Brendan Rhodes wasn’t home at the time of the accident but said the road was blocked for a few hours.

He placed one of his grandmother’s purple orchids at the scene of the accident in honour of the victim.

“It’s quite a shock and very sad,” he said.

The police Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the incident.

Originally published as Nerang fatal: Man crushed between trailer and power pole at Bushmead St