A young boy has been airlifted to Townsville University Hospital and is now in a critical condition, following a serious two-vehicle crash on the Captain Cook Highway, near Hollaways Beach in the Far North.
Just after 7pm yesterday, paramedics were called to the scene where multiple patients were assessed.
A primary school aged boy with significant head injuries was taken to Cairns Hospital before he was airlifted by helicopter to Townsville University Hospital.
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One man in his 50s with minor injuries was also assessed on scene but declined transport to hospital. A man in his 40s was taken to Cairns Hospital and a young girl with abdominal injuries was also transported to Cairns Hospital in a stable condition.
