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Elaman Creek crash leaves motorcyclist with serious injuries

A man has been flown to hospital after a horrible end to an afternoon ride in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Here is what we know.

A motorcycle rider has been seriously injured after he went over the handlebars of his bike in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Generic image.
A motorcycle rider has been seriously injured after he went over the handlebars of his bike in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Generic image.

A motorcycle rider has been seriously injured after he went over the handlebars of his bike at a motocross park in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.

Emergency services, including a rescue helicopter, were called to the scene on Maleny Kenilworth Rd at Elaman Creek at 2.12pm on October 15, to reports of a serious motorcycle crash.

A Queensland Ambulance Spokeswoman said the rider, a man in his 30s, suffered “significant” abdominal and chest injuries.

He was flown to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious condition.

The spokesperson confirmed on October 16 the crash had happened at the Sunshine Coast Motorcycle Club at Green Park.

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