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Cyclist critical after car and group collide in Brisbane | Cyclist critical after car and group collide in Brisbane |
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A cyclist was taken to hospital in a critical condition and four others were injured after being involved in a collision with a car in Brisbane’s West End on Friday. | A cyclist was taken to hospital in a critical condition and four others were injured after being involved in a collision with a car in Brisbane’s West End on Friday. |
The Queensland ambulance service said five people had been injured when the car hit the group of cyclists on Dornoch Terrace in Highgate Hill about 6.20am on Friday. | The Queensland ambulance service said five people had been injured when the car hit the group of cyclists on Dornoch Terrace in Highgate Hill about 6.20am on Friday. |
A 54-year-old woman’s injuries were initially thought to be life-threatening, but her condition was later said to have improved. | A 54-year-old woman’s injuries were initially thought to be life-threatening, but her condition was later said to have improved. |
Queensland Ambulance senior operations supervisor Matthew Hannaberry described the scene of the crash on Dornoch Terrace in Highgate Hill as “chaotic” due to the number of people involved. | Queensland Ambulance senior operations supervisor Matthew Hannaberry described the scene of the crash on Dornoch Terrace in Highgate Hill as “chaotic” due to the number of people involved. |
But he said paramedics were able to take the critically injured woman to hospital within minutes. | But he said paramedics were able to take the critically injured woman to hospital within minutes. |
“Upon our arrival, it was quite a chaotic scene because not only were the cyclists that had been involved in the incident there, there were another dozen cyclists who had been travelling in that peloton,” he said. | “Upon our arrival, it was quite a chaotic scene because not only were the cyclists that had been involved in the incident there, there were another dozen cyclists who had been travelling in that peloton,” he said. |
The 54-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man were taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital. The man, 51, sustained broken bones and was due to undergo surgery. | The 54-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man were taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital. The man, 51, sustained broken bones and was due to undergo surgery. |
The other three cyclists – a 45-year-old man, a 54-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man – were taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s hospital. | The other three cyclists – a 45-year-old man, a 54-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man – were taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s hospital. |
The 22-year-old driver of the car was not physically injured but was treated for shock on the scene. | The 22-year-old driver of the car was not physically injured but was treated for shock on the scene. |
Car collides with cyclists on Dornoch Tce, West End. 5 people injured. Road Closed https://t.co/Oo0jyVdR7T #bnetraffic Pic: @9NewsQueensland pic.twitter.com/tAoFGdoymS | Car collides with cyclists on Dornoch Tce, West End. 5 people injured. Road Closed https://t.co/Oo0jyVdR7T #bnetraffic Pic: @9NewsQueensland pic.twitter.com/tAoFGdoymS |
“There were some local residents who were providing first aid until our paramedics arrived,” Hannaberry said. | “There were some local residents who were providing first aid until our paramedics arrived,” Hannaberry said. |
Reports from the scene indicated the driver might have been blinded by the sun as he performed a U-turn. | Reports from the scene indicated the driver might have been blinded by the sun as he performed a U-turn. |
Dornoch Terrace was closed to traffic as police began investigating. It was later reopened, the Courier-Mail reported. | Dornoch Terrace was closed to traffic as police began investigating. It was later reopened, the Courier-Mail reported. |
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