Local Man Tried to Help Andrew Symonds after The Car Accident
Emergency services also tried to revive Symonds, the sole occupant of the car, but he died of his injuries, police said in a statement on Sunday.
A local from Townsville, where previous Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds lost his life in a car crash, said that he attempted to save Symonds. The 46-year-old passed in a car accident late on Saturday in Queensland.
Local occupant Waylon Townson let the Nine Network know that he had heard the crash and was first at the scene. "He was trapped in there, so I attempted to haul him out," he told Nine. "(I) began performing mouth to mouth and actually looked at his heartbeat however I didn't get a lot of reaction from him."
Emergency services also attempted to revive Symonds, the sole tenant of the car, however, he passed on from his injuries, police said on Sunday.
It was not clear why Symonds' four-wheel-drive vehicle wandered away from the street prior to moving down a bank.
In March, the two greatest players in Australian cricket history, Rod Marsh and Shane Warne, both passed away. Symond's death came shortly after the deaths of both of these legends.
A bold batsman and splendid defender, Symonds played 238 internationals, including 26 tests, for Australia between 1998-2009.
His death set off recognitions from around the cricketing scene, with previous players recalling him as a rare talent and a maverick for clashing with teams and executives over discipline issues.
"Roy (Symonds) was never perfect, that was without a doubt, and he never conceded that he was," previous Australian mentor John Buchanan told ABC radio on Monday. "In any case, the one thing about Roy - and something that I figure charmed to most people - was that despite the fact that he committed a mistake, he would straightforwardly concede that and attempt to correct that and take full responsibility for that."