Women Seriously Injured in After Motorbike Collision

Winched from scene


4 March 2019

Hit News Team

The Toowoomba Based RACQ Lifeflight Rescue helicopter was called to the site of serious crash in the Lockyer Valley yesterday afternoon.

The rescue chopper was called the scene north of Gatton a little after 3:15pm where a woman aged in her twenties was injured when two motorbikes collided in a forest area.

Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics treated the woman before the aeromedical crew arrived.

Because of the location of the crash, it was decided LifeFlight's critical care doctor and flight paramedic would be winched down to the scene.

The woman was stabilised and transferred to the waiting helicopter, and airlifted to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious condition.

One other person, who was also injured in the crash, was treated by QAS.

 

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