Lucky to be aliveSunshine Coast Daily | Nikkii Joyce | 26th January 2010One of two Irish backpackers had his fingers amputated in a three-vehicle crash at Cooloola Cove.
The two men were in a vehicle being towed by another car on Rainbow Beach Road about 4.05pm when their car verged on to the wrong side of the road. It collided with a vehicle coming from the opposite direction.
One of the backpackers lost several fingers from one hand in the crash, while the other suffered a fractured leg.
Both men were airlifted to the Royal Brisbane Hospital where they remain in a serious but stable condition.
The driver of the other vehicle received minor injuries and was taken to Gympie Hospital.
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