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LifeFlight helicopter tasked after motorbike crash near Ipswich

A LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has flown a man to hospital, after he was critically injured in a crash east of Toowoomba this morning.

LifeFlight crews rushed to a crash near Ipswich this morning. Pictures: Ch 7 Sunshine Coast
LifeFlight crews rushed to a crash near Ipswich this morning. Pictures: Ch 7 Sunshine Coast

The Toowoomba RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has flown a man to hospital after he was critically injured in a crash, west of Ipswich, this morning.

The rescue chopper had just completed a patient transfer to Brisbane when the aeromedical crew was urgently retasked to the crash at 5.20am.

It’s believed a motorbike and car had collided a short time earlier.

Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics and Queensland Police Service officers were on the scene when the RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter landed in a nearby paddock.

The motorbike rider, aged in his 20s, was treated for significant leg and head injuries, before being flown to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition.

Originally published as LifeFlight helicopter tasked after motorbike crash near Ipswich

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