A 58-year-old woman has suffered head injuries after she was struck by a car on Ghersi Ave, Wamberal, on Monday, January 12.
The woman was hit near the local shopping centre after an elderly driver collided with a number of parked cars and a fence before hitting the female pedestrian.
The CareFlight rapid response trauma team were called at around 9:35am and landed shortly after in a paddock close to the scene.
The woman was stabilised and intubated by CareFlight’s specialist doctor and paramedic and then airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition.
NSW Police and NSW Ambulance were also in attendance at the scene.
There were no reports of injury to the elderly driver or anyone else at the scene.
Media release,
12 Jan 2015
CareFlight