Two skydivers taken to hospital after mid-air collision at Toogoolawah Showgrounds

Emergency crews were called following reports two skydivers had collided mid-air, leaving one man with critical injuries.

A rescue helicopter has rushed to a Queensland skydiving hotspot following a mid-air collision between two skydivers Sunday. Picture: Supplied / Jeff Stephens.

Two skydivers have been rushed to hospital after their parachutes collided mid-air, with one man being treated for possible life-threatening head injuries.

Emergency services were called following reports two skydivers had landed at the Toogoolawah Showgrounds, about 120km northwest of Brisbane, after their mid-air collision about 9.30am on Sunday.

A rescue helicopter has rushed to a Queensland skydiving hotspot following a mid-air collision between two skydivers Sunday. Picture: Supplied / Jeff Stephens.

A rescue helicopter was called to the showground to fly one man with “significant potentially life-threatening head injuries” to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, according to Queensland Ambulance spokesman.

The other skydiver was taken in a stable condition with a leg injury to Princess Alexandra Hospital.

The mid-air collision incident comes months after a 20-year-old skydiver was flown to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries following a skydiving accident in the Brisbane Valley.

It’s understood the man collided with a power pole during his descent, and was found unconscious and barely breathing by paramedics in May this year.

Originally published as Two skydivers taken to hospital after mid-air collision at Toogoolawah Showgrounds