A massive manhunt is under way for an armed fugitive after his dramatic escape from the scene of a car crash, a week after he allegedly shot a man.

John Durham Willey, 42, is accused of evading police following the two-vehicle crash in central Queensland, reviving a search that began 1000km away in the far north.

Dramatic footage of an alleged female accomplice's post-crash roadside arrest has been released as police ramped up their search for the "dangerous" Willey.

He has been on the run since allegedly shooting a 45-year-old man in the leg in a Cairns hotel on September 9, police said.

A week later, police were called about midday on Tuesday to the two-vehicle crash involving a Holden ute and a caravan on the Bruce Highway near Rockhampton.

Willey and a woman allegedly fled the Hol

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