Serious multi-vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway at Clairview
A man who was injured in a chaotic multi-car crash between Rockhampton and Mackay at the weekend has made a miraculous recovery.
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A Brisbane man who was said to be seriously injured in a chaotic multi-car crash between Rockhampton and Mackay at the weekend has made a miraculous recovery.
A shocking image, taken by a rescue chopper crew above the Bruce Highway at Clairview at the weekend, reveals how close a multi-car crash was to being a mass casualty event.
The crash, involving cars and a motorhome which was smashed into pieces, closed the Central Queensland stretch of the highway for two hours on Saturday.
Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash about 8.26am.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said a 65-year-old man was trapped but later freed from one of the vehicles.
The spokeswoman said the man was in a serious condition while two other people were stable with no reported injuries.
#RACQ#Caprescue Rescue300 returning from Clairview, transporting a patient involved in a motor vehicle accident. pic.twitter.com/1Q37tbLjQh
— RACQ CapRescue (@caprescue) July 15, 2023
RACQ CapRescue was tasked to the crash and landed at the Clairview Helicopter Landing Pad where they were met by QAS and the man in his 60s, who was suffering from suspected abdominal injuries.
The on-board medical team assessed and stabilised the man before flying him to Rockhampton Hospital for further scans and treatment.
A spokesperson for Rockhampton Hospital confirmed the 65-year-old man was discharged from hospital on Monday.
He is from Bardon, Brisbane.
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