Seven patients have been flown to hospital in Darwin following a fatal crash at Daly River this morning.
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Emergency and health services combined to care for some 11 people in the vehicle which rolled 16 km east of the Daly River township overnight.
One child died in the crash on the Daly River Road.
Health clinic, St John and CareFlight medical teams responded to support the Daly River health clinic teams at the crash site supported police and emergency services.
The five adults and two children were flown on two CareFlight King Air aircraft for further treatment at Royal Darwin Hospital, in a stable condition suffering multiple injuries.
It was the second time in three days that emergency and health teams have responded to a multi-patient motor vehicle crash near the Daly River township.
On Sunday morning CareFlight flew a woman and two children to hospital in Darwin following a ute rollover on Daly River Road.
CareFlight operates the Top End Medical Retrieval Service which provides medical rescue and retrieval services to Territorians across the Top End, on behalf of the NT Government.
Sally Gall
Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.
Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.
