Ulverstone woman flown to Royal Hobart Hospital in critical condition after falling from back of a vehicle

Police are investigating after a North West Tasmanian woman was left in a critical condition when she fell from the back of a vehicle on a private property.

A NORTH WEST woman is in a critical condition after falling from the back of a vehicle on a private property on Saturday night.

In a statement early Sunday morning, Tasmania Police said officers and members of the Tasmania Ambulance Service were called to a property on West Gawler Rd, Gawler at about 8.30pm.

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A small group of people were gathered at the private property, which police said was compliant with current COVID-19 restrictions, when a 20-year-old Ulverstone woman fell from the rear tray of a vehicle in which she was travelling on.

She suffered serious injuries and was flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital in a critical condition.

The matter is being investigated by police.