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Dash cam captures moment before head-on crash
Richard Doodson can recall fearing his life would be cut short while trapped inside his car after an oncoming vehicle collided with his, on a narrow mountainside Sunshine Coast road.
The Pelican Waters grandfather considers himself lucky to have walked away with his life after the Peachester Road crash in 2018, despite the life-changing injuries which have since prevented him from working as a prison officer for another 10 years as planned.
“It was a real shock. I watched him coming around the bend and I’m saying ‘move over’ and I thought ‘this is going to hurt’ and then bang. I tried to steer away but I had nowhere to go. He sent me into the embankment. When I came to, I could see smoke inside the cabin of my car. I thought the car might be on fire and didn’t want to burn to death,” Mr Doodson said.
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Subscriber only The Sunshine Coast will come together on the weekend to honour the men and women who put their lives on the line as Anzac Day services are held across the region. Last year residents commemorated Anzac Day like never before as virus restrictions forced the cancellation of several marches and services. Some events will not go ahead on Sunday due to the recent outbreak in Brisbane as there was too little time to make suitable preparations under the previous guidelines. The Daily has listed all the services that are proceeding as normal, including business closures on Sunday and the public holiday on Monday below.
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Subscriber only The Sunshine Coast will come together on the weekend to honour the men and women who put their lives on the line as Anzac Day services are held across the region. Last year residents commemorated Anzac Day like never before as virus restrictions forced the cancellation of several marches and services. Some events will not go ahead on Sunday due to the recent outbreak in Brisbane as there was too little time to make suitable preparations under the previous guidelines. The Daily has listed all the services that are proceeding as normal, including business closures on Sunday and the public holiday on Monday below.
Onlookers at the scene told the
Daily the rider had suffered a compound fracture of his leg, but the full extent of his injuries were unable to be confirmed. Paramedics, including critical care paramedics, attended the scene and had assessed another man in his 30s, but he did not require transport to hospital. Forensic Crash Unit police are investigating the Peachester Rd crash this morning which required a rescue helicopter. The LifeFlight Rescue helicopter landed near the scene, with Peachester Rd closed at Walkers Rd while the chopper landed and the rider was flown to hospital. He was flown to hospital in a serious but stable condition for further treatment.