A young farmer who survived a horror ute rollover in Western Australia says she owes her life to good Samaritans and emergency service volunteers who helped her following the crash.
Kasey Williams was travelling along South Coast Highway in Ravensthorpe on Friday when she brushed with death.
The 19-year-old said she received a call from her boss asking her to come into work.
"I was sitting at home having lunch; it was about 11am," Ms Williams told the ABC.
The teenager hopped into the vehicle but only made it a couple of minutes down the road.
"I did end up rolling the car two or three times," she said.
Rescuers arrived
Ms Williams managed to get herself out of the wreckage and was stabilised by a family travelling with a caravan.
"They put me on the ground and put pillows behind my head and laid me down so I couldn’t move my neck," she said.
"The firies were the first emergency service responders and they put a shock blanket around me, gave me water and told me to hang on tight until the ambulance got there."
The teenager said she was treated with the utmost respect by her town’s volunteers.
"They are honest, they're brave and they’re very heroic people for what they do and the time they put into the community.
"They treat you like family; they look at you like you mean the world to them."
Ms Williams spent "two or three" days in hospital, receiving treatment for a dislocated shoulder, head injuries, a raised liver and soft tissue damage.
She expects to make a full recovery within six to 12 weeks.
Road death toll high
Ms Williams urged those using country roads to take care.
"Always keep your eyes on the road," she said.
"You may not think it's going to happen to you but it happens so fast — it really does."
The crash comes after a shocking 2022 road toll.
Regional Australia suffered more fatalities than metropolitan roads.
The South West saw 28 deaths followed by the Wheatbelt with 21.
The Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions both had 18 fatalities.
