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Car accident doctor for the Hilltops region: CTP injury care

Our CTP doctors see people hurt on Hilltops roads by telehealth, from Young and Harden to Boorowa, and can complete your Certificate of Fitness.

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Wherever you are in Hilltops after a crash, you can see one of our doctors by telehealth, whether that's at home in Young, on a farm near Galong or staying in Boorowa. In that consult the doctor goes through each injury, writes down how it ties to the collision, whether in Young's streets or on a back road near Wombat, and can fill in your Certificate of Fitness on the call. A treatment plan can follow, bringing in our physios, psychologists or exercise physiologists where they fit. If an in-person consultation makes more sense for your injuries, we'll talk through what's practical from where you live.

The council area covers about 7,100 square kilometres of the South West Slopes, and the drives between its towns add up. Young sits on the Olympic Highway, Boorowa on the Lachlan Valley Way, and Harden and Murrumburrah on the Burley Griffin Way, with villages like Koorawatha, Murringo and Jugiong scattered around them. Cherry season around Young and vintage in the Hilltops vineyards can mean more vehicles on those roads. With a sore back, the run from Boorowa or Harden into Young feels a lot longer, so follow-up reviews can happen by video and our physios can set exercises to do at home in between.

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Local road safety

Where people are hurt on the roads in the Hilltops region

Most injury crashes in Hilltops are recorded on open country roads. Transport for NSW crash data for 2020 to 2024 puts roughly two in three in high-speed zones, and the roads that recur include the Olympic Highway, the Lachlan Valley Way and the Hume, along with local routes such as Rugby Road and Moppity Road. Motorbikes feature in about one in eight crashes, and about one in five happened after dark. Young has the most crashes of any town in the data, and even a low-speed bump in its streets can leave neck and back strain that gets worse later. Higher speeds tend to injure more than one part of the body, which is why our first assessment looks at the whole picture.

Crashes where someone was hurt in the Hilltops region, 2020 to 2024
YearCrashes where someone was hurtKilledSeriously injuredAll casualtiesAll recorded crashes (including tow-away crashes)
2020533156970
2021420115664
2022514156990
2023521237473
202456586976
2020 to 20242541372337373
Crashes where someone was hurt are police-reported crashes in which at least one person was killed or injured. All casualties counts everyone killed, seriously injured, moderately injured or with minor or other injuries. The last column, for context, also counts crashes where no one was hurt but a vehicle was towed away. Injury severities are as recorded in this police-reported dataset; Transport for NSW's hospital-linked serious injury statistics are a different, higher series.

Roads and streets with the most crashes where someone was hurt

  1. 1.Olympic Highway26 crashes
  2. 2.Lachlan Valley Way18 crashes
  3. 3.Murringo Road15 crashes
  4. 4.Hume Highway13 crashes
  5. 5.Rugby Road11 crashes

Localities where people were hurt most often

Localities as recorded by Transport for NSW. A crash near the council boundary can carry the name of a locality next door.

  1. 1.Young72 crashes
  2. 2.Boorowa32 crashes
  3. 3.Harden10 crashes
  4. 4.Murringo10 crashes

Road-user mix. Of the 254 crashes where someone was hurt in 2020 to 2024, 13% involved a motorcycle, 4% a pedestrian, under 1% a bicycle and 10% a heavy vehicle (a crash can involve more than one). Crashes in speed zones of 90 km/h or more made up 69% of the total.

Main roads through the Hilltops region

  • Hume Highway
  • Olympic Highway
  • Burley Griffin Way
  • Lachlan Valley Way
  • Henry Lawson Way

Source: Transport for NSW, NSW Road Crash Data 2020 to 2024 (open data). Casualty crashes by LGA of crash. View the dataset (opens in a new tab)

First steps

After a crash in the Hilltops region: getting checked and recorded

Two cars after a minor collision

Safety first: move clear of traffic if you can, and ring 000 if someone is injured or the road is blocked. Out on the Hume near Jugiong or a quiet stretch past Bendick Murrell, police may not attend, so report the crash to them afterwards. Get the other driver's name, registration and insurer details, and photograph the scene if you can. Then have your injuries checked and written up by a doctor, even if they seem mild, since soft tissue pain often shows up later. The CTP insurer handling your claim is the insurer of the at-fault vehicle.

  1. Get safe, then get help

    Call 000 if anyone is seriously hurt or in danger. For police attendance when it isn't an emergency, the Police Assistance Line is 131 444.

  2. Report it and keep the event number

    Report the crash to police if anyone was hurt, a driver left the scene or a car was towed. Keep the event number: the claim form asks for it.

  3. Swap details and take photos

    Get names, phone numbers, licence details and registration plates from every driver, and witnesses' details before they leave. Photograph the scene when it's safe.

  4. See a doctor early

    Ideally within a day or two, even if you feel fine. Pain often builds over the following days. An early appointment records your injuries and starts your Certificate of Fitness.

  5. Which CTP insurer handles your claim

    You claim with the CTP (green slip) insurer of the vehicle most at fault, worked out from its registration. If that vehicle can't be identified, the claim may go to the Nominal Defendant.

  6. Lodge the claim form

    The form is the Application for Personal Injury Benefits, backed by your Certificate of Fitness. Our step-by-step lodging guide walks through it.

Time limits

A claim served within 28 days of the accident can have benefits backdated to the accident date. A common reference point for lodging is three months from the accident. Your circumstances can change the dates, so confirm yours with SIRA or a solicitor.

CTP injury care

Car accident injury care for the Hilltops region: your first appointment

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Crashes on the Olympic Highway or the Hume often happen at highway speed, and injuries such as concussion, a jarred shoulder or lower back strain can be missed on the day. A prompt consult puts each injury on file against the crash, and the insurer relies on that link. That first consult, even from a farmhouse near Rye Park, covers a full examination, a treatment plan, your Certificate of Fitness and the paperwork the insurer asks for. Reviews can happen by telehealth, so you aren't driving in from Reids Flat or Monteagle each time. Motorbike crashes are a noticeable part of the local data and often injure limbs, joints and skin, while a rear-end bump in Young can still cause whiplash. The CTP insurer generally pays for treatment that is reasonable and necessary for your accident injuries; it decides what's approved, and its decisions can be reviewed.

Our CTP doctors see people injured in motor vehicle accidents across NSW. The first appointment does four jobs, and each one feeds the claim:

  1. A proper assessment

    The doctor takes a history of the crash, examines you and records a diagnosis for each injured area, including the ones that seem minor today.

  2. Your Certificate of Fitness

    The main medical document in a NSW CTP claim. It records your injuries, your capacity for work and what you can and can't do. The first one must come from a medical practitioner, and each one generally covers up to 28 days, so it's renewed as you recover. See what a Certificate of Fitness should include.

  3. A treatment plan

    What you need next, such as physiotherapy, psychology or exercise physiology, with clear reasons the insurer can act on.

  4. The records the insurer asks for

    Dated notes, referrals and reports that link your symptoms to the crash. Insurer decisions lean on them, so they need to be specific.

More detail: the CTP medical assessment, and physiotherapy, psychology and exercise physiology under CTP.

CTP injury care

Common injuries after crashes in the Hilltops region

Every crash is different, but some injuries come up again and again after car crashes. Many don't show their full extent on the day:

Our guide to car accident injuries and their symptoms covers the warning signs.

The road-user mix above shows who else gets hurt on the roads in the Hilltops region. Each of these groups has its own injury pattern:

Motorcycles

Riders have little protection, so fractures and wrist, knee and ankle injuries are more common. See motorcycle accidents in NSW.

Heavy vehicles

Crashes with trucks involve more force, so injuries tend to be more serious, and the shock can linger. See psychological injury.

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CTP benefits

What CTP pays for, and weekly payments

Approved treatment is generally arranged through the CTP scheme rather than paid by you directly. Depending on your injuries, it can include:

  • Appointments with our CTP doctors, and specialist care where it's needed.
  • Physiotherapy, psychology and exercise physiology with our allied health team.
  • X-rays, scans and other imaging when they're clinically justified.
  • Medication prescribed for your accident injuries.
  • Reasonable travel to approved treatment, where the insurer agrees. Check its process first.

If your injuries stop you working, or cut your hours, weekly payments may be paid where the scheme rules allow. The amount is based on your pre-accident earnings, it steps down at set points, and there's a cap. Your Certificate of Fitness records your capacity for work, so keep it current. Being mostly at fault, or having an injury classified as minor, shortens how long some benefits run. See CTP weekly payments, minor vs non-minor injury and CTP benefits in NSW.

Booking

Telehealth or in person: how to book

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Telehealth makes it simpler to see a CTP doctor from the Hilltops region without a long drive while you're sore. Where an in-person examination is needed, we'll talk through the options when you book.

  1. Book online or call

    Use the booking form or call (02) 7238 7379.

  2. We confirm by phone

    We call to confirm the time, whether it's telehealth or in person, and what to bring.

  3. Bring what you have

    Photo ID, the police event number, a claim number if you already have one, any scans or hospital letters, and a list of your medications.

New to telehealth? Here's what to expect from a telehealth CTP appointment.

Around the area

Suburbs and towns across the Hilltops region

These are some of the suburbs and towns in the Hilltops region. We see people from all of them. Where we have a local page, the name is linked.

  • Young
  • Harden
  • Boorowa
  • Murrumburrah
  • Koorawatha
  • Murringo
  • Wombat
  • Jugiong
  • Galong
  • Kingsvale
  • Rye Park
  • Monteagle
  • Frogmore
  • Maimuru
  • Bribbaree
  • Bendick Murrell
  • Reids Flat
  • Wirrimah

Neighbouring council areas: Cootamundra-Gundagai, Upper Lachlan, Weddin, Yass Valley, Cowra, Temora, Bland.

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General information, not legal advice. CTP Doctor is a medical clinic, not a law firm or an insurer, and this page isn't medical advice for your situation. For the scheme rules, see SIRA.

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