Truck driver sustains spinal injuries after major Warrego Highway crash

A man has been airlifted to hospital after a serious crash on the Warrego Highway.

A man has been airlifted to hospital with suspected upper body and spinal injuries after a truck crash on the Warrego Highway on Tuesday.

The Toowoomba-based LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) helicopter airlifted the truck driver after the crash at Crowley Vale, near Gatton.

“The rescue chopper was called to a stretch of highway, east of Toowoomba, just before 12:30pm,” a LifeFlight spokesperson said.

A truck has rolled on the Warrego Hwy at Crowley Vale. Photo: Hugh Suffell

“It’s believed the injured man had been driving a truck, when it left the roadway and rolled several times, down an embankment.

“Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics, Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers and Queensland Fire and Emergency (QFES) personnel were all on the scene, when the aeromedical team arrived.

“The patient, aged in his 60s, was reportedly trapped, in the cabin of the vehicle, for some time.”

The spokesperson said the man was eventually freed and treated for suspected upper body and spinal injuries, before being flown to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition.

“The LifeFlight SGAS helicopter performed the mission, as part of the SGAS partners commitment to assisting in providing the south west region and beyond, with community aeromedical coverage, by donating 150 flying hours each year,” the spokesperson said.