LifeFlight airlifts two critical patients from road crash 

The Brisbane and Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crews today airlifted two patients to hospital after a collision between two vehicles and a motorbike in the Scenic Rim region.

The rescue helicopters were tasked at 11am by Retrieval Services Queensland and were able to land in a paddock near the scene.

In a multi-agency response, the critical care LifeFlight doctors and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedics worked with QAS paramedics to treat multiple patients.

The Brisbane aeromedical crew treated a male in his 20s with significant injuries. He was airlifted to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a life-threatening condition.

The Sunshine Coast aeromedical crew treated a male in his 20s for serious injuries.

He was flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a life-threatening condition.

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