Emergency services respond after 20-year-old injured in fall from horse during Wandoan polocrosse match
A 20-year-old woman suffered suspected spinal injuries when she was trampled after falling from a horse during a polocrosse match.
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A 20-year-old woman was rushed to Toowoomba hospital after she was trampled by a horse during a polocrosse match in the Western Downs.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said paramedics were called to the Wandoan Showgrounds at 9.13am on Sunday, June 2.
The spokeswoman said the woman suffered a suspected spinal injury after falling off a horse during a polocrosse match.
LifeFlight reported the woman was trampled by the horse after she fell off it.
Paramedics took the 20-year-old to an airfield in a stable condition, before LifeFlight took her on to Toowoomba Hospital.
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Originally published as Emergency services respond after 20-year-old injured in fall from horse during Wandoan polocrosse match
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