Serious condition for rider in north Gympie motorbike crash

Emergency service crews were called to the scene of the single-motorcycle crash at a location off Wood Road at about 1pm, according to the Queensland Ambulance Service.

A rider has been flown to hospital following a motorbike crash in Corella, north of Gympie on Sunday afternoon. File Photo.

A rider has been airlifted to a Sunshine Coast Hospital after a serious motorbike crash at Corella, north of Gympie on Sunday afternoon.

Emergency service crews were called to the scene of the single-motorcycle crash at a location off Wood Road at about 1pm, according to the Queensland Ambulance Service.

#Corella - A patient has been airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition after a single-motorcycle crash at a location off Wood Road at 1pm.

— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) August 15, 2021

“A patient has been airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition,” QAS media sources said.

Just an hour earlier, another patient was transported to Gympie Hospital following a motorcycle crash “at a location off Inskip Point Road” at 11.54am.

#Inskip - A stable patient has been transported to Gympie Hospital following a motorcycle crash at a location off Inskip Point Road at 11.54am.

— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) August 15, 2021

On Saturday (August 14) a rescue helicopter was called to the scene of a reported car and pedestrian incident on a private property in Araluen at 3.37pm.

A patient was reportedly being treated for serious head and facial injuries, and their condition was listed as serious but stable, per the QAS.