Queensland driver Peter Osborn's severed hand was reattached just in time after crash west of Kingaroy Peter Osborn crashed his car in January 2022 His left hand was severed and reattached By Ashley Nickel For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:35 EDT, 14 August 2023 | Updated: 02:47 EDT, 15 August 2023 e-mail View comments A man who wrapped his car around a tree has recalled the moment his hand was severed before it was reattached just 15 minutes before it was considered too late. Peter Osborn's car crashed into a bottle tree on a country road west of Kingaroy, about 213km northwest of Brisbane , in January 2022. The 45-year-old revealed on Monday the quick thinking of nearby residents and paramedics saved his left hand, which was severed during the incident. Mr Osborn had only six hours to reattach his hand after it was severed - any longer and the limb could not be saved. He revealed surgeons managed to reattach it to his wrist with just 15 minutes left to spare within the window period. Peter Osborn's left hand was severed in a car crash in regional Queensland in January 2022 (pictured, Mr Osborn - is reattached hand is resting on the table) 'I just appreciate that I'm still here,' he told 7News . 'There are some very special people out there and thankfully, I've met a few of them through this. 'It could've been far worse than it was.' On the day of the crash, Margaret and Francis Coe heard the collision and called emergency services before rushing to help. They managed to pry the back of Mr Osborn's car open with a crowbar and waved down passerby, Adam Locke. The trio were working to keep Mr Osborn calm and stifle his bleeding when Mrs Coe made a disturbing discovery in the grass near the crash - Mr Osborn's hand. Moments later paramedics, including NSW Ambulance Senior Constable Sonja Scott, were on the scene. Police bodycam shows an officer asking for help storing the hand, saying: 'Mate, have you got an Esky or something we can use at the moment?' 'I packaged it [the hand], ready for transport with Peter to the hospital,' Ms Scott told 7NEWS. RACQ LifeFlight flew Mr Osborn to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital where he underwent several surgeries to reattach his hand. Surgeons had a six-hour window before the severed hand was unviable. Emergency services and witnesses were able to retrieve Mr Osborn's hand from the scene (above) and reattach it just 15 minutes before it would have gone dead They managed to reattach it in five hours and 45 minutes. Advanced care paramedic Nolan Jones said the fast actions of emergency services and witnesses 'saved Peter's life, not just his arm'. Mr Osborn is still undergoing rehabilitation for his hand but was able to continue working as a draftsman with his fully-functional hand. Share or comment on this article: Queensland driver Peter Osborn's severed hand was reattached just in time after crash west of Kingaroy e-mail Add comment Comments 0 Share what you think No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. Add your comment Enter your comment By posting your comment you agree to our house rules . Submit Comment Clear Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. No Yes Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy .