Man flown to hospital following farming incident

The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew has airlifted a man to hospital, after he fell about two metres from a farming vehicle, in the Toowoomba region. 

The rescue chopper was called to the private property, just before 11:30am. 

The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter pilot was able to land the aircraft near the scene, where the aeromedical crew met with local Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics, to treat the patient.

The man, who is aged in his 70s, was treated for a broken leg. 

He was flown to the Toowoomba Hospital, in a stable condition.

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