Legacy Way Tunnel crash: Emma had the world at her feet when tragedy struck. Now her family share the grim battle she faces after horror crash that also claimed the life of her best friend Emma McLean, 23, in critical condition after crash Ex-cop ploughed into the back of her car at 200km/h Ms McLean's passenger and best friend was killed Her parents are relocating to Brisbane to be with her READ MORE: Teen killed and his two left fighting for their life after horror rollover By Antoinette Milienos For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:40 EDT, 24 May 2024 | Updated: 20:41 EDT, 24 May 2024 e-mail View comments The family of the sole survivor of a horror motorway tunnel crash have opened up about the marathon recovery facing their daughter just as she was in the prime of her life and their interstate move to be by her side. Emma McLean, 23, was driving a silver Mazda sedan in Brisbane 's Legacy Way Tunnel at 3.
10pm on May 1 to attend a wedding, when an ex-cop driving an Audi convertible ploughed into her car from behind at 200km/h. The sedan then crashed into a truck causing a horror multi-vehicle crash near the entrance of the major thoroughfare. Ms McLean suffered broken arms, a shattered pelvis and a major traumatic brain injury, and was rushed to Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in a critical condition.
Her best friend and nurse at Flinders Private Hospital in South Australia , 24-year-old Lily Galbraith, was a passenger in Ms McLean's car and was killed in the crash. E.
