Survivor airlifted to hospital after two-vehicle crash

The Land Rover LifeFlight Special Mission helicopter flew a man to hospital last night, after he was injured in a two-vehicle crash, in the Somerset region.

The rescue aircraft was tasked around 9.15pm (Wednesday 2 December) and the pilot was able to land on the highway, near the accident scene.

The aeromedical crew worked with Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics to treat the driver, aged in his 20s, for leg and arm injuries.

He was then flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, under the care of an RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctor and QAS Flight Paramedic.

The man was in a stable condition.

The Land Rover LifeFlight Special Mission helicopter performed this mission as it is currently, temporarily based on the Sunshine Coast, while the familiar blue and yellow RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter undergoes scheduled engineering.

The aircraft is part of LifeFlight Australia’s commercial operation, which supports the work of the community helicopter fleet, through our profit-for-purpose model and is rotated through our community bases from time to time, when operationally required.

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