
Man, 46, 'critical' after horror crash near Gympie
EMERGENCY services rushed to the scene of a single-vehicle crash north of Gympie.
A man and a woman managed to escape out of their car after it reportedly crashed into a tree on Cherry Tree Road, Kanigan just before 6.40pm.
A rescue helicopter has landed near the Glenwood petrol station.
The man, 46, was in a neck brace and was flown to the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
The man is believed to have a serious head injury, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said.
The woman in her 40s has a chest and back injury and was being taken to Gympie Hospital in a "stable condition."
A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said the man had "life threatening injuries."
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.