Challenging rescue in Tarrawarra

A vehicle incident on Healesville-Yarra Glen Road in Tarrawarra. Picture: LILYDALE STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE FACEBOOK

By Dongyun Kwon

Healesville SES and Healesville CFA with other emergency service units were called out to a vehicle incident in Tarrawarra early in the morning on Thursday 1 February.

It was about 4.20am that Healesville SES was alerted of the incident.

Healesville SES controller Andrew Worley said the team found a vehicle upside down on Healesville-Yarra Glen Road in Tarrawarra.

“The occupant’s pinned by part of the vehicle,” he said.

“We had a number of vehicles from Healesville SES as well as from Lilydale SES and also we had some Healesville and Yarra Glen CFA along with police and ambulance.

“All the emergency services worked well together.”

Only one person was in the car and he was airlifted to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition with upper body injuries.

Star Mail contacted the Royal Melbourne Hospital and it is confirmed that the patient is in a stable condition now.