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Man suffers serious leg injury after bike hits jetski trailer at Rainbow Beach

Man, in his 60’s, transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital, after paramedics and a rescue helicopter rushed to the scene of a serious crash at Rainbow Beach.

Paramedics are treating a man for signficant leg injuries suffered in a collsion between the motorbike he was riding and a jetsit on the back of a trailer.
Paramedics are treating a man for signficant leg injuries suffered in a collsion between the motorbike he was riding and a jetsit on the back of a trailer.

The LifeFlight rescue helicopter rushed to Rainbow Beach after a man suffered “significant” leg injuries when his motorcycle collided with a jetski trailer at Rainbow Beach.

The crew landed at an oval near the incident scene and worked with the local paramedics to treat the man for leg injuries, a RACQ LifeFlight spokesperson said.

The patient, in his 60s, was then flown to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

The rider was travelling along Karoonda Rd when the collision occurred.

A Queensland Ambulance Services spokesperson said the man was being assessed for “significant” lower limb injuries as a result of the crash.

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The Lifeflight rescue helicopter rushed to Rainbow Beach after a man suffered ‘significant’ leg injuries when his motorcycle collided with a jetski trailer at Rainbow Beach. Monday, March 13, 2023. Picture: RACQ LifeFlight
The Lifeflight rescue helicopter rushed to Rainbow Beach after a man suffered ‘significant’ leg injuries when his motorcycle collided with a jetski trailer at Rainbow Beach. Monday, March 13, 2023. Picture: RACQ LifeFlight


Originally published as Man suffers serious leg injury after bike hits jetski trailer at Rainbow Beach

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