Man airlifted after being struck by falling pole

The Toowoomba-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a man to hospital after he was struck by a metal pole that had fallen.

The rescue chopper was tasked to the Toowoomba region at around 11.30am after a man in his 30s was struck on the back of the head by the falling pole near a feed lot.

The crew landed the helicopter on a dirt driveway close to the incident on a private property.

A LifeFlight critical care doctor and local Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics treated the patient for head and neck injuries.

He was airlifted to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition.

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