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Woman flown to Toowoomba Hospital after being entrapped following car crash at Goondiwindi

The woman in her 30s has been flown to hospital after she was trapped following a crash on the Leichhardt Highway, near Goondiwindi.

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A woman has been flown to hospital following a serious crash at Goondiwindi on Friday morning.

A woman in 30s suffered “serious” injuries and was entrapped within her vehicle after colliding with a tree on the Leichhardt Highway near Goondiwindi just after 8am.

The woman was flown to Toowoomba Hospital this morning following an accident at Goondiwindi (Photo: RACQ LifeFlight)
The woman was flown to Toowoomba Hospital this morning following an accident at Goondiwindi (Photo: RACQ LifeFlight)

It’s believed the vehicle had veered off the highway and crashed into a tree.

The woman suffered chest and leg injuries, and was freed from the wreckage and transported to Toowoomba Hospital in a “serious but stable” condition around 10.15am Friday, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson confirmed.

A woman was pinned following a crash at Goondiwindi Friday morning (Photo: RACQ LifeFlight)
A woman was pinned following a crash at Goondiwindi Friday morning (Photo: RACQ LifeFlight)

The incident comes only days after a man suffers abdominal injuries after crashing on creek bed at Ellangowan on Monday.

The man was also flown to Toowoomba Hospital.

Originally published as Woman flown to Toowoomba Hospital after being entrapped following car crash at Goondiwindi

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