Woman is IMPALED by a steel rod that flew off the back of a truck and shattered her windscreen before piercing her chest as she drove down a highway
- Steel bar impaled woman truck driver while she drove down Warrego Highway
- Driver was on highway west of Brisbane on Monday afternoon before accident
- A steel bar flew off the back of a vehicle, shattered windscreen and pierced her
- Woman treated on scene before she was flown to hospital in critical condition
A steel bar has impaled a truck driver after it flew off the back of a vehicle in a gruesome road accident.
The woman was driving along the Warrego Highway near the Queensland town of Oakey, west of Brisbane on Monday afternoon.
She was following a vehicle thought to be a truck or a ute when steel bar flew off the back, shattered her windscreen and pierced her chest.
A steel bar has impaled a truck driver after it flew off the back of a vehicle in a gruesome road accident
Firefighters managed to cut the rod down so the woman could be removed from her vehicle and treated by paramedics.
'The driver was conscious when he [emergency services] arrived,' Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Greg Stewart told news.com.au.
'Obviously [the driver] was in a bit of distress, but not so much pain, and she was very cooperative and able to help us out.'
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The woman was in a critical condition and was flown to Princess Alexandra Hospital after a stopover at Toowoomba Hospital for blood supply.
Police continue to investigate the incident and have yet to locate the other driver.
The highway was briefly closed with diversions via Brimblecombe Road and Oakey-Biddeston Road until emergency services cleared the scene.
The woman (pictured) was left in a critical condition and was flown to Princess Alexandra Hospital after a stopover at Toowoomba Hospital for blood supply
The highway was briefly closed with diversions via Brimblecombe Road and Oakey-Biddeston Road until emergency services cleared the scene
