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Elderly man fights for life after horror ride-on mower crash

A man aged in his 80s is in a critical condition after he crashed a ride-on mower 4m down and embankment on the Gold Coast on Friday afternoon.

Emergency Services have responded to a serious ride-on mower accident on the Gold Coast.
Emergency Services have responded to a serious ride-on mower accident on the Gold Coast.

An elderly man has been rushed to hospital after a horror ride-on mower crash on the Gold Coast.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the man, aged in his 80s, suffered significant head and chest injuries after plummeting about 4m over an embankment on a property on Currumbin Creek Rd in the Currumbin Valley just before 2.30pm on Friday.

He was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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