{"id":783379,"date":"2026-07-06T20:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/783379\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:55:12","slug":"child-fights-for-life-after-highway-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/783379\/","title":{"rendered":"Child fights for life after highway crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dominique Tassell\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f4c9a54fc2907b2c5e47f574288049c66e6acd2075c19b99ea3f9c57750df03b.png\"  width=\"64\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 bdzZhU\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\">Updated July 7, 2026 \u2014 6:41am,first published 7:16pm<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI fPBBmK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>AAA<\/p>\n<p>A child is fighting for life in hospital following a crash on a major highway south of Brisbane on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The primary-school aged student was travelling in a Nissan station wagon when it crashed with a Subaru sedan on the Mount Lindesay Highway at Gleneagle \u2013 about an hour south-west of Brisbane\u2019s CBD \u2013 about 2.15pm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Four people have been taken to hospital following a crash at Gleneagle.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/90080e67daa28e7df5123a50ad2e3a9ed32df4fef41dfcb71f2854403a9dc58c.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/>Four people have been taken to hospital following a crash at Gleneagle.Nine<\/p>\n<p>The child was flown with life-threatening injuries from the accident scene to the Queensland Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>A woman in her 50s was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition, while a second adult in a life-threatening condition was taken to Logan Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday morning, the child remained in critical condition, while both adults had stabilised.<\/p>\n<p>A teenage girl was taken to the Queensland Children\u2019s Hospital in a stable condition.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A station wagon and sedan crashed on Mount Lindesay Highway at Gleneagle on Monday afternoon.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0358fe660e93b8f048d8e4d7da4a816f02aca1a364c3d921b382297e769dca1a.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/>A station wagon and sedan crashed on Mount Lindesay Highway at Gleneagle on Monday afternoon.Nine<\/p>\n<p>The highway was closed in both directions at the intersection with Gould Hill Road and Outlook Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p>Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/newsletter-signup?newsletter=am&amp;utm_source=EditorialArticle&amp;utm_medium=ArticleText&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI fPBBmK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>From our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated July 7, 2026 \u2014 6:41am,first published 7:16pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved 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