Man suffers multiple injuries in dirt bike crash in Toolara Forest
A male rider has been taken to hospital via helicopter after he was injured in a dirt bike crash near Gympie.
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A man in his 30s has been flown to hospital with multiple injuries after a dirt bike crash between the Gympie and Fraser Coast regions.
He suffered shoulder, rib and minor head injuries, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said.
Paramedics rushed to an unnamed road in Toolara Forest after receiving the call at 11.18am on Saturday.
The rider was flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.
It’s been a busy morning for the region’s rescue chopper crews.
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