Miss World finalist, 17, fighting for her life after horrific head-on crash with French tourists five weeks after getting her licence
- Elyse Miller-Kennedy was taking part in the national pageant last week
- Involved in a serious head-on collision near Dimbulah, north of Cairns
- Year 12 student received her driver's licence five weeks before the crash
- Police said collision was not her fault and she was the 'innocent party'
A 17-year-old Miss World Australia finalist is fighting for her life after a horrific head-on collision.
Elyse Miller-Kennedy, from far north Queensland, was taking part in the national pageant just last week, but is now in a critical condition at Townsville Hospital.
She was involved in a horror smash near Dimbulah, north of Cairns, and was flown to hospital with severe head injuries.
Elyse Miller-Kennedy (pictured), from far north Queensland, was taking part in Miss World Australia just last week, but is now in a critical condition at Townsville Hospital after a horror crash
The 17-year-old was involved in a collision near Dimbulah, north of Cairns, and was flown to hospital with severe head injuries.
The other car involved in the crash was occupied by a man and a woman from France, who were also hospitalised
The Year 12 student had only got her driver's licence five weeks before the crash, but police said the collision was not her fault, according to The Cairns Post.
'The investigations clearly show Elyse was a completely innocent party in this tragedy,' Forensic Crash investigator Scott Ezard said, according to the publication.
'The family wish for people to understand how beautiful she was and is, and have asked for people to show their respect in dealing with this tragedy as they try and nurse her back to health.'
The 17-year-old had only got her driver's licence five weeks before the crash, but police said the collision was not her fault
Ms Miller-Kennedy's modelling agency has launched a fundraising campaign to support her family
BLAK Modelling Management asked the public to do 'whatever it takes to relieve this family of the worry of financial burden'
The other car involved in the crash was occupied by a man and a woman from France, who were also hospitalised, News Corp reported.
Ms Miller-Kennedy's modelling agency, BLAK Model Management, has launched a fundraising campaign to support her family.
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'Dear friends of BLAK please help model Elyse Millers family get through very difficult times with love and support from our community by making a donation,' the agency posted on Facebook.
The post asked the public to do 'whatever it takes to relieve this family of the worry of financial burden and be able to focus on their little girl at this tremendously difficult time'.
'The investigations clearly show Elyse was a completely innocent party in this tragedy,' Forensic Crash investigator Scott Ezard said
'The family wish for people to understand how beautiful she was and is, and have asked for people to show their respect in dealing with this tragedy as they try and nurse her back to health,' police said
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