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Queensland teenager in critical condition after being crushed by cow

Sonia KohlbacherAAP
The teenager suffered serious injuries after being trampled by a cow in Queensland.
Camera IconThe teenager suffered serious injuries after being trampled by a cow in Queensland. Credit: Charlie Neibergall/AP

A teenage girl is fighting for life after being trampled by a cow in southeast Queensland.

She suffered chest, back and neck injuries after being crushed by the animal on a property off Texas Yelarbon Road, near the Queensland and NSW border, about midday on Tuesday.

The teen was airlifted to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition, a Queensland Ambulance Services spokesman said.

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