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75-year-old motorbike rider stable following crash

A 75-year-old motorbike rider who was drifting in and out of consciousness was stabilised at the scene.

A rescue helicopter has been dispatched to the scene of a motor accident on Kenilworth-Brooloo Rd. transport the man to hospital. . Picture: RACQ CareFlight Rescue
A rescue helicopter has been dispatched to the scene of a motor accident on Kenilworth-Brooloo Rd. transport the man to hospital. . Picture: RACQ CareFlight Rescue

UPDATE:

A 75-year-old man who was first assessed as critical at the scene of a motorbike accident on Kenilworth-Brooloo Rd was stabilised before being transported to hospital.

The man, who was unconscious when paramedics arrived at the scene south of Imbil, suffered grazes to his head and face.

A rescue helicopter, which was on stand by, was stood down and the man was transported in a stable condition to Nambour General Hospital. 

EARLIER:

A 75-year-old motorbike rider who is drifting in and out of consciousness is being treated at a crash scene on Kenilworth-Brooloo Rd bewteen Brooloo and Kenilworth.

A Queensland ambulance spokesman said the man was initially unconscious when paramedics arrived but is now "conscious with an altered conscious state".

A rescue helicopter has been dispatched to transport the man to hospital. 

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