
Three young casualties in pig hunting crash
FAMILY members of three young pig hunters are anxiously awaiting news after a horrific crash at Mount Garnett overnight.
Critical care paramedics and a rescue helicopter rushed to the Kennedy Hwy just before midnight after reports of a single-vehicle rollover.
Three patients were treated at the scene.
The first, a man in his 20s, sustained chest and head injuries and was taken by helicopter to Cairns Hospital in a serious condition.
He remains in the intensive care unit this morning.
Another man, in his late-teens, suffered serious leg injuries and suspected spinal injuries.
The third casualty was a man in his 20s with leg and abdominal injuries.
Both men were driven to Atherton Hospital in a stable condition.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash.