October 11, 2015
A man has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after a stationwagon carrying six people left the road and crashed into a tree north of Jandowae early on Sunday.
The 58-year-old Jandowae man suffered head and suspected spinal injuries after the car he was a passenger in swerved to avoid a kangaroo and rolled about 2:00am on the Jandowae Connection Road.
He had to be cut free from the vehicle and was then transported to Jandowae Hospital where he was picked up by the Toowoomba-based RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopter.
A CareFlight spokesperson said the man was flown to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane in a critical condition.
The other occupants of the vehicle were treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics.
The 58-year-old female driver from Jandowae, a 20-year-old Jandowae woman, and a 19-year-old Brigalow man were taken to Jandowae Hospital with minor injuries.
At 8:00am, the CareFlight helicopter was called back to Jandowae Hospital to airlift the Brigalow teenager to Toowoomba Hospital. He travelled in a stable condition.
Two children under the age of 10 were not physically injured.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
