Man flown to hospital with head injuries after Rainbow Beach motorbike crash
The man had been travelling with a group of other motorcycle riders on a Gympie region beach when he crashed his motorbike and was airlifted to hospital.
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A man in his 40s was airlifted to hospital on Sunday afternoon after he was injured in a motorbike accident at Rainbow Beach.
Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics were first on scene at 3:32pm and treated the rider for chest and back injuries.
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The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was called to the beach, north east of Gympie, just after 4:15pm.
A LifeFlight spokesperson said the man had been travelling with a group of other motorcycle riders along the beach, when his bike hit some wet sand and he lost control.
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The patient was flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospital after being treated at a nearby oval.
He was in a stable condition during the flight, while under the care of a RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctor and QAS Flight Paramedic.
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