Chaos on wet roads: Teen boy with head injuries after being hit by car in Millbank

As an investigation continues into a ute crash that left a man fighting for life, police have revealed more details about the driver.

Police continue to investigate a Bundaberg region crash that left a man with life-threatening injuries and more details about the driver have been revealed.

In the first crash, a Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said emergency services responded to the crash on Tuesday morning in Avoca.

“Initial investigations indicate at 11.10am a red 2006 Nissan Patrol crashed on into a power pole on Langbeckers East Rd,” she said.

“The driver, a 48-year-old Coonarr man, was transported to Bundaberg Hospital in a serious condition.”

Yesterday, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the man was being assessed for “life-threatening” head injuries.

The man was taken to the Bundaberg Hospital with a critical care paramedic and doctor on route with him.
A Queensland Fire Department spokesman said the man had to be cut out of the vehicle when crews arrived.

A police investigation continues.

A man has suffered head injuries after crashing into a power pole in Bundaberg on Tuesday.

Four ambulance units were on scene at the crash, with firefighters and police also providing assistance.
Emergency crews worked in the pouring rain to clear the area.

A portion of Langbeckers East Rd was also blocked off so crews could remove the ute from the ditch.

It was a busy day for Bundaberg’s emergency services.

A teenage boy was also treated for life-threatening head and leg injuries after being hit by a car on Avoca St in Millbank about 3.20pm on Tuesday.

A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said the vehicle remained at the crash following the incident.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the boy had been transported to the Bundaberg Hospital in serious condition with life-threatening injuries.

A Wide Bay Hospital and Health spokeswoman said the teenage boy and the man involved in the two separate crashes were transferred from the Bundaberg Hospital to a Brisbane hospital.

There was also another crash in the Wide Bay, a man and woman aged in their 60s have been rushed to Gympie Hospital with life-threatening injuries after they were involved in a multi-vehicle accident near the turn-off to Laminex in the Toolara Forestry on the Tin Can Bay Road on Tuesday.

Originally published as Chaos on wet roads: Teen boy with head injuries after being hit by car in Millbank