LifeFlight airlifts man after serious Somerset region crash

The Sunshine Coast LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a man to hospital after a motor vehicle crash in the Somerset region.

The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked at 2.35pm by Retrieval Services Queensland and landed at a private property near the scene.

A male in his 20s entrapped in a vehicle was freed by Queensland Fire Department (QFD) firefighters.

The critical care LifeFlight doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic worked with local QAS paramedics to treat the patient for head and leg injuries.

He was airlifted to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a potentially life-threatening condition.

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