Ambulance Victoria paramedics treated two people injured in a fiery collision at Lilydale this afternoon.
Advanced life support paramedics from Lilydale, intensive care paramedics from Ringwood East and an ambulance helicopter were called to the Maroondah Hwy at the Warburton Highway at 1.10pm.
Intensive care paramedic Edda Courtney said it appeared a truck and 4WD had collided, destroying the 4WD and the truck which caught fire.
‘A 36-year-old man from the 4WD was trapped in his car requiring the door to be cut off,’ she said.
‘He suffered abdominal injuries as well as pain to his leg and ankle.
‘We put a drip in his arm and gave him some fluids and pain relief to help stabilise his condition.
‘Given the potential for a spinal injury we fitted a neck brace to the man.
‘He was loaded into the helicopter and flown to The Alfred hospital in a stable condition.
‘A 40-year-old man was assessed at the scene and taken to Maroondah Hospital for further observations.
‘Both men are incredibly lucky given how serious this collision was and with the truck catching on fire.’
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