Queensland Ambulance Services take man to hospital after mower crash in Currumbin Valley

A elderly man is fighting for his life in hospital after falling 4m while riding a ride-on mower.

A man is in hospital fighting for his life after a horror ride-on mower incident.

Queensland Ambulance Services were called following reports a man riding a mower was significantly injured at a property in Currumbin Valley on the Gold Coast shortly before 2.30pm on Friday

The man was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital following the horror crash. Picture: NewsWire/ Richard Gosling

It’s understood the man, believed to be in his 80s, suffered significant head and chest injuries after plummeting about 4m over an embankment on a property, according to the Courier Mail.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed the man was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Originally published as Queensland Ambulance Services take man to hospital after mower crash in Currumbin Valley