Two People Battling For Their Lives In Multi-Vehicle Collision Near Bloomsbury

Two men aged, 21 and 72 are in Townsville Hospital fighting for their lives after a devastating multi-vehicle collision on Bruce Highway near Bloomsbury which closed the highway in both directions on Thursday August 1st.
A man in his 20s with life-threatening head and arm injuries, along with a man in his 70s with severe head injuries, were airlifted to Townsville Hospital yesterday. As of noon today, both individuals are stable but still in critical condition.
Queensland Ambulance Services were dispatched around 3pm following a serious collision involving a Toyota LandCruiser driven by a 21-year-old man. The LandCruiser crossed into the opposite lane, crashing into a white Isuzu truck before hitting a white CX-5 driven by a 72-year-old man who was travelling behind the truck. Ambulance services confirmed that several individuals were trapped at the scene.
Two additional patients were assessed at the scene and transferred to Mackay Hospital in stable condition. One was a man in his 40s with an arm injury, and the other was a fourth patient, whose age and gender remain unknown.
Queensland Police Services urge any witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.

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