Man in critical condition after getting stuck under excavator in Blampied
A man in his 60s has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after he was rescued from under a 1.7 tonne digger near Daylesford.
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A man is in a critical condition after getting stuck under an excavator northeast of Ballarat.
Emergency services were called to Bradshaw Ct in Blampied about 5.40pm on Monday following reports of an incident involving a 1.7-tonne excavator.
Seven CFA crews helped a man in his 60s stuck underneath the digger.
He suffered upper and lower body injuries and was flown to the Alfred Hospital in a critical condition.
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