ATV rider flown to hospital in serious condition after crash at Lilydale

An ATV rider has been flown to hospital in a serious condition after a crash in the state’s North. Latest details >>

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ATV rider flown to hospital after crash

October 22, 4.30pm: An ATV driver has been flown to hospital after a crash on a private property in the state’s North.

Tasmania Police and emergency services responded to a crash at Lilydale after 2pm, after receiving reports that an ATV went over a bank.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter has been dispatched to fly the rider to hospital.

Police say the rider has sustained serious injuries.

Police and other emergency services remain at the scene.

Pair extradited accused of $700,000 drug trafficking operation

October 22: A man has been extradited to face trial over a $700,000 drug trafficking operation.

The 49-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman are being flown from NSW to Hobart, after they failed to appear in the Supreme Court on Monday October 14.

The pair are on trial for trafficking in a controlled substance, where it is alleged they were involved in the importing of approximately $700,000 worth of illicit drugs into Tasmania in 2019.

The investigation into the drug trafficking is part of Operation Advance – a joint operation between Tasmania Police and the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

In a statement, Tasmania Police and AFP recognised help provided by NSW Police in the extradition, after officers arrested the pair on Sunday.

Youths threw eggs at moving vehicles, police say

October 20, 9:30am: Five youths will face court after they allegedly threw eggs at moving vehicles.

Members of the public raised the alarm about the “string of egging incidents” in Launceston’s CBD on Friday, reporting to police they’d had eggs thrown directly at them or their vehicles while driving.

Four boys and a girl in a vehicle were apprehended by police a short time later and charged with a number of driving and public order offences.

Authorities say the driver of the vehicle was a P-plater.

Tasmania Police has not released the ages of the youths charged.

The youths will appear in court at a later date

Originally published as ATV rider flown to hospital in serious condition after crash at Lilydale