‘I thought I was going for a swim’ — car pulled from reeds after almost crashing into Albany’s Lake Weerlara

A car had to be pulled from reeds on the banks of Lake Weerlara after a crash on Monday. It is understood a black Mazda was travelling east on Hanrahan Road in Lockyer about 5.40pm, when it crashed into the rear of another car near Serpentine Road. The impact sent the Mazda off the road and into reeds around the lake. Paramedics helped the woman from her vehicle. She was able to walk to a waiting ambulance with some assistance. Another motorist who was among the first on the scene said it appeared the female driver had escaped relatively unscathed. The bystander said she was glad she had recently completed her first aid course, and urged everyone else to do the same. “I thought I was going for a swim,” she said. The driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash was taken to hospital in a neck brace. A St John Ambulance spokeswoman said the two women were taken to hospital but did not appear to be seriously injured.