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Man in 20s flown to hospital after quad bike rolls, crushes leg on Hivesville farm

A man in his 20s has been flown to hospital after the quad bike he was riding flipped and landed on him while working on a Hivesville farm.

Rescue helicopter tasked following quad bike crash in Hivesville

UPDATE 4.45PM:

A man has been airlifted to hospital after the quad bike he was riding flipped over and landed on him while he was working on a farm in Hivesville on Tuesday, June 8.

It's believed the man, aged in his twenties, was riding the quad bike down a hill when the incident occurred at 1.38pm.

He was flown to Toowoomba Hospital for treatment of a suspected broken leg.

A Queensland Ambulance spokesman previously reported the incident as a motorcycle crash.

EARLIER 2.37PM:

A rescue helicopter is responding after a young man came off his motorbike on a South Burnett property on Tuesday, June 8.

Paramedics are assessing the man, aged in his 20s, who is in a stable condition with a leg injury.

The crash occurred at 1.38pm on a private property in Hivesville, a Queensland Ambulance spokesman said.

A rescue helicopter has been tasked.

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