July 13, 2014
An emergency helicopter landed on the D’Aguilar Highway south of Nanango this afternoon to transport a young girl seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident.
An Emergency Services spokesperson said the 12-year-old girl was flown to a Brisbane hospital.
Several other people were also hurt in a multi-vehicle crash, which occurred shortly after 4:00pm, however the spokesperson confirmed there had been no fatalities.
The incident blocked the highway for several hours.
Traffic was diverted via the Nanango-Tarong Road, Hazeldean Road and Berlins Road.
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Police investigations were continuing but it appeared one vehicle had slowed to turn off the highway when a second vehicle struck it from behind.
The roadworks in the area are not believed to have contributed to the crash, which occurred just south of Elouera Drive.
Sgt Newton said the injured girl was flown to Royal Brisbane Children’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. She is believed to have suffered a broken femur and other fractures. The other three injured are not believed to be badly hurt.
He said there had been a number of recent crashes in the Nanango area which could only be blamed on driver error.
“People need to be more vigilant, particularly on roads where conditions have changed,” he said.
