Man airlifted to hospital after farm incident

The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew has airlifted a man to hospital, after he was involved in a farming accident in the Western Downs.

The man, who is aged in his sixties, suffered an upper limb injury, after he was trapped by a truck tray.

The rescue helicopter was called to the property at 2:15pm (Friday 18th March), where the pilot was able to land close to the scene of the incident.

The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue aeromedical team worked alongside local Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics, who were already on scene, to treat the patient.

The man was airlifted to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition.

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