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Woman left with spinal injuries after South Nanango crash

A woman in her 40s had to be airlifted 5km from the scene of a serious crash in the South Burnett on Tuesday morning because of thick fog. Update:

Woman seriously injured as car carrying child rolls into paddock

A seriously injured woman was airlifted to hospital after her4WD crashed into a paddock in the South Burnett on Tuesday morning.

Emergency services were called to the scene near South Nanango about 6.15am, where the car carrying the woman and a child had overturned off Berlin Road.

A LifeFlight spokesperson said the woman, aged in her 40s, was believed to have lost control of the vehicle while navigating a corner. It rolled twice, ejecting the woman and coming to rest in a nearby paddock.

A woman was flown to hospital with serious injuries after a rollover in the South Burnett on Tuesday morning. Photo: Andrew Hedgman.
A woman was flown to hospital with serious injuries after a rollover in the South Burnett on Tuesday morning. Photo: Andrew Hedgman.
A woman was flown to hospital with serious injuries after a rollover in the South Burnett on Tuesday morning. Photo: LifeFlight.
A woman was flown to hospital with serious injuries after a rollover in the South Burnett on Tuesday morning. Photo: LifeFlight.

The child remained in the car and was treated for whiplash and minor injuries before being taken by road to Kingaroy Hospital.

The LifeFlight helicopter landed in a field 5km from the crash site due to thick fog, which prevented landing closer.

Woman seriously injured as car carrying child rolls into paddock

Paramedics from the Queensland Ambulance Service transported both patients to the helicopter.

The LifeFlight critical care doctor and flight paramedic provided further treatment to the woman for suspected serious spinal injuries before she was flown to Princess Alexandra Hospital.

A woman has suffered serious injuries and will be flown to hospital after a car she was driving rolled off the road and into a paddock with a child also inside. Emergency services were called to the crash in the South Burnett about 6.15am on Berlin Road, at South Nanango.
A woman has suffered serious injuries and will be flown to hospital after a car she was driving rolled off the road and into a paddock with a child also inside. Emergency services were called to the crash in the South Burnett about 6.15am on Berlin Road, at South Nanango.
A woman has suffered serious injuries and will be flown to hospital after a car she was driving rolled off the road and into a paddock with a child also inside. Emergency services were called to the crash in the South Burnett about 6.15am on Berlin Road, at South Nanango.
A woman has suffered serious injuries and will be flown to hospital after a car she was driving rolled off the road and into a paddock with a child also inside. Emergency services were called to the crash in the South Burnett about 6.15am on Berlin Road, at South Nanango.


A woman has suffered serious injuries and will be flown to hospital after a car she was driving rolled off the road and into a paddock with a child also inside. Emergency services were called to the crash in the South Burnett about 6.15am on Berlin Road, at South Nanango.
A woman has suffered serious injuries and will be flown to hospital after a car she was driving rolled off the road and into a paddock with a child also inside. Emergency services were called to the crash in the South Burnett about 6.15am on Berlin Road, at South Nanango.


A woman has suffered serious injuries and will be flown to hospital after a car she was driving rolled off the road and into a paddock with a child also inside. Emergency services were called to the crash in the South Burnett about 6.15am on Berlin Road, at South Nanango.
A woman has suffered serious injuries and will be flown to hospital after a car she was driving rolled off the road and into a paddock with a child also inside. Emergency services were called to the crash in the South Burnett about 6.15am on Berlin Road, at South Nanango.


A woman has suffered serious injuries and will be flown to hospital after a car she was driving rolled off the road and into a paddock with a child also inside. Emergency services were called to the crash in the South Burnett about 6.15am on Berlin Road, at South Nanango.
A woman has suffered serious injuries and will be flown to hospital after a car she was driving rolled off the road and into a paddock with a child also inside. Emergency services were called to the crash in the South Burnett about 6.15am on Berlin Road, at South Nanango.


A woman has suffered serious injuries and will be flown to hospital after a car she was driving rolled off the road and into a paddock with a child also inside. Emergency services were called to the crash in the South Burnett about 6.15am on Berlin Road, at South Nanango.
A woman has suffered serious injuries and will be flown to hospital after a car she was driving rolled off the road and into a paddock with a child also inside. Emergency services were called to the crash in the South Burnett about 6.15am on Berlin Road, at South Nanango.


Originally published as Woman left with spinal injuries after South Nanango crash

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