April 29, 2020
A 74-year-old Kumbia man has died after an accident involving a golf buggy on a private property near Kumbia on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the property, on Maize Company Road, about 3:30pm.
It is believed the man was working on the buggy when it fell on him.
Police will prepare a report for the Coroner.
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A man has been flown to hospital with suspected head and spinal injuries after being hit by a falling tree branch.
The Sunshine Coast RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was called to the Yarraman area at 1:15pm on Wednesday.
It’s believed the injured man, aged in his 40s, had been using a chainsaw to cut branches, when one fell and struck him on the head.
The rescue helicopter was called at 1:15pm.
QAS paramedics transported the injured man to a nearby school oval where the helicopter landed.
He was flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a stable condition.
[UPDATED with correction. Originally published as “Man Killed In Farm Accident”]
