Off-duty RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Doctor assists at multi-vehicle crash

An off-duty LifeFlight doctor has helped emergency service officers, while an RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was en-route, after he came across a three-vehicle crash, this afternoon. 

The highly-experienced aeromedical doctor, LifeFlight’s Director of Clinical Services Mark Edwards, was on his way to Rockhampton, when he happened to arrive at the scene shortly after Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics and Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers.

It’s believed the crash, on a stretch of highway west of Bundaberg, involved a truck and two cars.  

Dr Edwards worked with QAS paramedics to assess two patients, before the Bundaberg-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter arrived. 

A man, aged in his 70s, was transferred to the chopper and flown to Bundaberg Hospital, in a stable condition. 

He suffered a chest and arm injury. 

Share the post:

Similar news & articles

The Mount Isa-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew last night airlifted a man to safety after he became stranded when his car was swept away...
The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew yesterday airlifted a woman to hospital after an ATV rollover in the Somerset region....
Doctor Sam Inman only planned to work in Cairns for a year but nearly a decade later, it’s the place he calls home....

Stay connected with LifeFlight

Our community newsletters are your way of staying connected. Learn about our groundbreaking initiatives and hear real-life stories of lives transformed by our service.

Stay connected with LifeFlight

Our community newsletters are your way of staying connected. Learn about our groundbreaking initiatives and hear real-life stories of lives transformed by our service.
Newsletter