Motorbike rider flown to hospital by Toowoomba RACQ LifeFlight chopper after Southern Downs crash
A man has been flown to hospital by the Toowoomba RACQ LifeFlight chopper, following a motorcycle crash in the Southern Downs.
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The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was tasked with flying a motorbike rider to hospital after an incident in the Southern Downs.
The man had been riding on a racetrack on Sunday morning, when his motorbike slid out from underneath him and crashed.
An onsite medical team were first on the scene, before QAS arrived to treat him.
Once on scene, the RACQ LifeFlight Rescue critical care doctor and QAS flight paramedic assessed the patient and treated him for multiple injuries.
He was flown to the Princess Alexandra Hospital, in a critical but stable condition.
The man was the third motorbike accident patient to be flown to hospital by RACQ LifeFlight Rescue this weekend.
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