A 48-year-old Weipa man was medevaced by the Royal Flying Doctor Service to Weipa Hospital with head injuries after his vehicle rolled on the Peninsula Developmental Road on 24 June. Photo: Supplied.
A Weipa man was lucky to escape serious injury after his vehicle rolled on the Peninsula Developmental Road (PDR) on 24 June.
The 48-year-old old was travelling northbound on the PDR in a Toyota HiLux before the Morehead River bitumen when the vehicle rolled on corrugations at about 9am last Tuesday.
The man suffered injuries to the left side of his head during the incident, with ambulance officers from Coen travelling to the scene to provide assistance before the Royal Flying Doctor Service medevaced him to Weipa Hospital from the Kalinga Station airstrip.
Cape York Weekly understands the man was travelling in the vehicle with a teenager who was not injured during the incident.
A Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service spokesperson confirmed the man was released from hospital on 25 June.
“The patient was stable and discharged home earlier today,” the spokesperson said.
