7 December, 2023
Car rolls in crash west of Mount Molar
Police, Ambulance paramedics and firefighters from Clifton were despatched to the scene of a crash west of Mount Molar at around 8am on Monday.
A small sedan rolled after the driver, an 88-years-old Back Plains woman, failed to negotiate a sharp bend at the junction of the Ryeford Back Plains Road and Clifton Pittsworth Road.
The vehicle was travelling in a southerly direction, towards Clifton.
The driver was trapped in the vehicle and had to be freed by a Clifton Queensland Fire and Rescue Service crew.
Paramedics from the Clifton Ambulance Station treated the woman and she was transported via ambulance to the Toowoomba Hospital in stable condition.
She was suffering from an arm injury,
Senior Constable Tyson Morris from Clifton Police said while police are currently investigating the incident, fatigue or driver inattention are being looked at as possible factors in causing the crash.
He said the vehicle failed to safely negotiate the turn, taking our signposts and causing minor damage to a farm fence.
While speeds of up to 100km/h are allowed on the surrounding stretch of Clifton Pittsworth Road, motorists are advised to decrease their speed to 40km/h as they negotiate the sharp bend, which is at close to a 45 degree angle.
