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How quick-thinking son helped save AFL legend’s life
AFL great Tony Modra is expected to “recover well” from a devastating cattle truck crash and it has been revealed his quick-thinking son Luke played a pivotal role in saving the 57-year-old’s life.
Modra was taken to hospital in a critical condition on Thursday night after a tree fell onto the vehicle he was driving, leaving him with serious injuries, but is now awake and talking in a remarkable turnaround.
Tony Modra was involved in a truck crash on Thursday night. Getty/SA Police
Fresh reports on Sunday revealed Modra’s wife, Erica, was on the phone to him when his truck hit a hanging tree branch.
'I'm going to stay with you': Woman comes to Modra's aid moments after truck crash
Linda Cameron told the ABC how she helped render first aid to Tony Modra. (ABC South East SA: Caroline Horn)
Tony Modra was critically injured in a truck crash on a regional South Australian road on Thursday.
Linda Cameron recounted how she provided first aid to Modra before an ambulance arrived.
The AFL legend is being treated at the Flinders Medical Centre.
The woman who was first on the scene to help Adelaide Crows legend Tony Modra after he was critically injured in a truck crash has described holding his hand as they waited for emergency services.
Linda Cameron provided first aid to Modra after the truck he was driving hit a tree at Back Valley, on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula, on Thursday evening.
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'Positive news': Crows icon awake after facial surgery
Adelaide and Fremantle great Tony Modra is awake after having surgery on facial injuries suffered in a freak accident near his cattle property
ADELAIDE icon Tony Modra has woken after facial surgery and remains in a serious, but stable, condition in hospital.
Modra suffered facial injuries when a fallen tree branch smashed through the windshield of the truck he was driving on Thursday evening.
On Saturday afternoon, the beloved football figure woke – much to the relief of the Crows and wider community.
"We're hearing positive thoughts, there's a lot of positive news coming back," Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks said after his side defeated Melbourne by 17 points on Saturday afternoon.
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