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Rescue helicopter called after crash at Warroo

A woman has been seriously injured after a car crashed along a rural road in the Southern Downs. Here’s what we know:

Emergency services were called to a rural road in southern Queensland after a single-vehicle rollover in the Goondiwindi region on Sunday. Photo: LifeFlight
Emergency services were called to a rural road in southern Queensland after a single-vehicle rollover in the Goondiwindi region on Sunday. Photo: LifeFlight

A rescue helicopter has been called after a car crashed along a rural road in the Southern Downs on Sunday afternoon.

Emergency services arrived at Soldiers Settlement Rd and Verona Rd in Warroo, about 67km west of Stanthorpe, to the scene of single vehicle crash at 3.30pm, a Queensland Ambulance spokesman said.

A woman in her 20s was flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital after suffering serious head and chest injuries in a rollover in the Goondiwindi region. Photo: LifeFlight
A woman in her 20s was flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital after suffering serious head and chest injuries in a rollover in the Goondiwindi region. Photo: LifeFlight

The car was left on its side, and a woman in her 20s is currently being treated by ambulance and helicopter paramedics on scene, he said.

The woman was later flown via LifeFlight rescue helicopter to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a serious condition.

Originally published as Rescue helicopter called after crash at Warroo

Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/warwick/rescue-helicopter-called-after-crash-at-warroo/news-story/a66441fac45b3d3c44b939ac9266162b