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Car accident doctor for the Murrumbidgee Council area: CTP injury care

After a crash on the Sturt, Newell or Kidman Way, our doctors see you by telehealth and write your CTP Certificate of Fitness.

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Our CTP doctors hold video consultations for people hurt in car accidents anywhere in the Murrumbidgee Council area, whether you're in town at Coleambally or on a property out near Waddi or Bundure. The doctor checks each injury, fills in your Certificate of Fitness, and plans the next steps in treatment, where our physios, psychologists or exercise physiologists may come in. We'll also go through how CTP funding for your care works. 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.

Farm country fills the long gaps between Coleambally, Darlington Point and Jerilderie, and the nearest town can be a fair drive from where you live or where the crash happened. That distance is why telehealth suits so many people in the district. Not everyone hurt on these roads lives locally, either. Some are driving the Newell Highway between Victoria and Queensland, travelling the Sturt Highway past Darlington Point or heading up Kidman Way towards Griffith. If that's you, you can start with our doctors soon after the crash and, where it suits, continue by telehealth once you're home, which keeps your medical record in one place for the insurer.

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Local road safety

Where people are hurt on the roads in the Murrumbidgee Council area

Transport for NSW's crash figures for 2020 to 2024 put just over half of the district's casualty crashes around Darlington Point, where the Sturt Highway passes close by, and far fewer near Coleambally or Jerilderie. Most were on open roads such as the Sturt and Newell highways and Kidman Way, where impacts happen at speed and injuries can be worse than they first seem. More than one in four of these crashes happened after dark, and about one in six on a wet road. Motorcyclists were involved in a handful. Trucks featured often, and a collision with a heavy vehicle can cause neck, back, chest and head injuries that are worth having assessed even if you walked away from the scene.

Crashes where someone was hurt in the Murrumbidgee Council area, 2020 to 2024
YearCrashes where someone was hurtKilledSeriously injuredAll casualtiesAll recorded crashes (including tow-away crashes)
2020706911
20217031010
2022702913
20239471516
202460178
2020 to 2024364195058
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.Sturt Highway14 crashes
  2. 2.Kidman Way5 crashes
  3. 3.Newell Highway2 crashes
  4. 4.Carrington Street2 crashes
  5. 5.Wilson Road1 crash

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.Darlington Point19 crashes
  2. 2.Coleambally6 crashes
  3. 3.Jerilderie6 crashes
  4. 4.Carrathool3 crashes

Road-user mix. Of the 36 crashes where someone was hurt in 2020 to 2024, 4 involved a motorcycle, none a pedestrian, none a bicycle and 12 a heavy vehicle (a crash can involve more than one). Of the 36, 24 happened in speed zones of 90 km/h or more.

Main roads through the Murrumbidgee Council area

  • Newell Highway
  • Sturt Highway
  • Kidman 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 Murrumbidgee Council area: getting checked and recorded

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If police didn't attend, contact them to report the crash and keep the event number for your claim. Have your injuries looked at and written up, even aches that seem minor, as soreness often builds after a high-speed crash like those on the Sturt Highway. Telehealth with our doctors works from a Coleambally homestead or a Jerilderie motel room. Write down the other vehicle's rego, the driver's name and contact details, and the company name if it was a truck. The insurer of the vehicle that caused the crash handles your CTP claim.

  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 Murrumbidgee Council area: your first appointment

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On the Sturt Highway, Kidman Way and the Newell, crashes tend to happen at speed and often involve a truck. The injuries our doctors assess afterwards range from whiplash and lower back strain to fractures, chest injuries, concussion and the shock and anxiety that can follow a serious collision. A motorcyclist who comes off on a country road needs the head, shoulders, wrists and knees checked carefully. Being assessed early, with findings written down properly, links your injuries to the crash in the records the insurer relies on. The first telehealth session goes over how the collision unfolded and each injury, then the doctor writes the Certificate of Fitness and maps out treatment. If you need imaging or a hands-on examination, we'll explain how to arrange it in a nearby regional centre such as Griffith. If your claim runs into a dispute, we can point you to independent legal help.

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 Murrumbidgee Council area

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 Murrumbidgee Council area. Each of these groups has its own injury pattern:

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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Distances in the Murrumbidgee Council area can be long, and a sore neck or back makes every kilometre feel longer. Telehealth means you can see one of our CTP doctors from home. 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 Murrumbidgee Council area

These are some of the suburbs and towns in the Murrumbidgee Council area. We see people from all of them.

  • Coleambally
  • Darlington Point
  • Jerilderie
  • Waddi
  • Bundure
  • Argoon
  • Gala Vale
  • Mairjimmy
  • Nyora
  • Logie Brae
  • Four Corners

Neighbouring council areas: Carrathool, Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera, Hay, Edward River, Berrigan, Federation.

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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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See a CTP doctor after a crash in the Murrumbidgee Council area

Often seen within the week. Telehealth across NSW, or in person where appropriate. No claim number needed to start.

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