Serious assault, West Mackay
Police are investigating an incident in which a 72-year-old man was critically injured after an object was thrown at his vehicle in Mackay this morning.
Initial information indicates around 4am the man was driving on Glenella Connection Road when a man threw the object at the four-wheel-drive, causing the windscreen to shatter.
The man sustained facial injuries from the shattered glass and immediately stopped his vehicle. A man then approached the vehicle before further assaulting the man.
He sustained severe head and facial injuries and was transported to the Mackay Base Hospital in a critical condition.
The road remains closed in both directions between the Hume Street roundabout and Heaths Road. Motorists are urged to avoid the area and seek an alternate route.
There is no further information available at this time.
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