1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: And joining me live on the line is Craig Garaway, 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: the operations manager with Saint John's here in the Northern Territory. 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: Good morning to you, Craig. 4 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, good morning Katie. How are you? 5 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, very well, Craig. Busy weekend kicking off on Saturday. 6 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: We know it about two point thirty in the vo 7 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: in Moyle a two car motor vehicle crash. Thankfully no 8 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: serious injuries in that one. 9 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was a bit of a busy weekend. And 10 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 2: you're right, Sunday was that big day. But it started 11 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 2: off late on Saturday afternoon with at two thirty crashing Moyl. 12 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 2: Two cars have collided and as you've reported there, no 13 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 2: one was seriously intied in that incident, but sort of 14 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 2: moved on to Sunday where things got a bit busier. 15 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: And yeah on Sundays, So firstly, let's start off with that. 16 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: There's an incident at four point fifteen in Karama. What 17 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: happened there? 18 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, Look, the reports we had was there was a 19 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 2: car doing burnouts there is my understanding on Fleminos Drive 20 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 2: and I believe it's collided with the tree there. We've 21 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: attended along with police and fire and we transported two 22 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 2: people with non life threatening injuries to Rule down On 23 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: Hospital as a result of that crash. 24 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: And then a little bit later at all about six pm, 25 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: seventeen kilometers north of Catherine, there was a buggy roll over. 26 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, interesting one, that one. We had to send a 27 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 2: troop carrier out there and the buggy was off the 28 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: road a bit and we sent a true carrier ambulance 29 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 2: out with our paramedics. And there was a male at 30 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,279 Speaker 2: that incident there who had quite a nasty fractured league 31 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 2: that required obviously a feb of pane relief and then 32 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 2: transport back into Katherine where the Cathern Hospital then looked 33 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 2: after him. I believe he's probably had some surgery on 34 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 2: that league as well. 35 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: Oh goodness mate, Well it sounds like it was a 36 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: bad break. 37 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was very nasty and you know, as a 38 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 2: result of that crash. But anyway, he will make a 39 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: full recovery, but probably with a limp for a while, 40 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: I would say, yeah. 41 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: And as you've said, there, obviously the troop he needed 42 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: to get out there and access him and then get 43 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: into to the Catherine Hospital. But was it in an 44 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: area that was fairly sort of fairly tough terrain or 45 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: rugged terrain. 46 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, it was just off the main road, so 47 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 2: it takes a bit to get in there, and our 48 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 2: main ambalances to Mercedes excuse me, it's not designed to 49 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 2: be going off road and doing that. So we do 50 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 2: have a true carrier in all our locations to do 51 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 2: those difficult extractions where we need to bring people back out. So, yeah, 52 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 2: a little bit difficult, but paramedics said, good at it, 53 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 2: and they do it every day. 54 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 1: And then of course about eight pm, mean humpty do 55 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,839 Speaker 1: this time some people came across a motorbike rider who 56 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: was unconscious on the side of the road. 57 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, a bit of a shock for him, I believe obviously, 58 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 2: you know, coming across a motorbike rider who's unconscious on 59 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 2: the side of the road. Again, we had our critical 60 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 2: response unit responded out to that incident along with our 61 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 2: paramedics and he was in a serious condition that was 62 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 2: transported back to the Royal Dahin Hospital where he's I 63 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 2: believe recovering at the moment. I don't have any further 64 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 2: details on his current condition. 65 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: Okay. And in Bee's Creek, well, a woman hit a 66 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: tree with her car, sustaining some air bag injuries. 67 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 2: Yeah. Look, air bags are great, they save lives, but 68 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 2: unfortuately when they go off, they go off with a bang, 69 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 2: and we do see a lot of people, you know, 70 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 2: not serious injuries, but injuries as a result of those 71 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 2: air bags. And that's what's happened at nine o'clock at 72 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 2: Bee's Greek. And she'll make it for recovery in hospital. 73 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 2: And obviously the car is a bit worse aware after 74 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,679 Speaker 2: hitting a tree and exploding all the air bag. 75 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: Sounds like an incredibly busy weekend for your cruise. 76 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, look it has been, especially Sunday. Saturday was reasonably steady, 77 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 2: but Sunday very busy. Rights right across the territory actually, 78 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: and it probably highlights Katie that I'm on my way 79 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 2: to cater at the moment. I've just driven through some 80 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 2: rain before Pine Creek. So people just need to be careful, 81 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: get their car service, make sure your ties are up, 82 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 2: the speed w wipers, your white blades are all sorted out, 83 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 2: you know, all those little things we don't think about 84 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 2: until it starts pouring with rain a bit too late. 85 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, and well, as you said, it's obviously it is 86 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: something that we all need to be prepared for We 87 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: need to make sure that our vehicles are sort of 88 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: ready for anything and ready for that wet weather. But 89 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: I suppose we've just all got to make sure that 90 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: we're taking care on the road as well. 91 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, probably a couple of things. Katie, slow down for start, 92 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 2: and give yourself a bit of space for the car. 93 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 2: The amount of crashes we've had where people are just 94 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 2: running into the back of each other, and over the 95 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 2: weekend I saw a number of people running through red 96 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 2: lights while you know, I had a green light, so 97 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 2: you know, obviously it was well and truly read by 98 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 2: the time you got there. Just slow down and give 99 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 2: yourself a bit more time to get where you need 100 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 2: to be. 101 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: Good advice I reckon. Craig gar Away, the operations manager 102 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: with Saint John here in the Northern Territory. Always good 103 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 1: to speak with you. Thanks so much for your time 104 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:49,119 Speaker 1: this morning. 105 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 2: Yeah you too, Katie. Take care of me. 106 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: Thank you you too.