These men lifted the ute off the crushed motorist. From left, Robert Leilua, Tee Kefu, Amine Kay, Anaru Manu, Blake Kefu, Mafi Kefu, Matt Hapeta, Ralph Williams and Wayne Faapito. Photo / Courier Mail
A man rescued from under his ute by a group of New Zealand builders after a crash on a Queensland highway continues to fight for his life in a Brisbane hospital.
John Williams remains in a critical but stable condition in the intensive care unit of the Princess Alexandra Hospital,
a spokeswoman said this morning.
The 60-year-old almost died on the side of the Warrego Highway near Roma, west of Brisbane, before a convoy of Kiwi workmen came upon the crash earlier this month.
The nine New Zealanders, mostly from Auckland, directed traffic around the crash scene and lifted the ute off Mr Williams, who suffered broken ribs, bleeding on the brain, a punctured lung and severe burns to his shoulder, neck and face.
He had been moving furniture from his home in central Queensland when his ute lurched in one direction before he appeared to overcorrect, his wife Darline said.
