Man airlifted in critical condition after workplace fall
He was working at a site along the Bunya Highway this morning.
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UPDATE, noon: A man has been airlifted to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in a critical condition this morning.
He sustained a head injury after falling six metres from a roof in Kumbia.
EARLIER, 8.45am: A MAN will be airlifted after falling 6 metres from a Kumbia roof this morning.
Paramedics were called to the worksite along the Bunya Highway in Kumbia at 7.42am this morning.
The man was working from a roof when he fell approximately six metres.
A QAS spokesman said the man was in a serious condition.
Paramedics are now transporting him to Kingaroy Hospital to meet the rescue helicopter.
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