Two flown to hospital after separate crashes in Gympie region

Two people have been flown to hospital after separate incidents in the Gympie region, with a woman treated after a rollover and a man crashing during a motocross jump.

A rescue helicopter has flown two patients to hospital after separate crashes in the Gympie region. Photo: Lifeflight

A rescue helicopter has flown two patients to hospital after separate crashes in the Gympie region.

In the first incident the crew attended a motocross park at 9.50am on Sunday after a male in his 30s crashed on a jump and sustained a head injury.

A critical care doctor and a flight paramedic worked with Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics to treat the patient.

In the first incident the crew attended a motocross park at 9.50am on Sunday after a male in his 30s crashed on a jump and sustained a head injury.

The LifeFlight rescue helicopter was tasked again at 1pm to a single vehicle rollover.

The crew was able to land the chopper on the roadside close to the incident.

The LifeFlight rescue helicopter was tasked again at 1pm to a single vehicle rollover.

A woman in her 40s was freed from the vehicle, which rolled down an embankment, by Queensland Fire Department.

She was treated by local QAS paramedics, the critical care doctor and flight paramedic for minor injuries.

Both patients were flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospital for further treatment.

Originally published as Two flown to hospital after separate crashes in Gympie region