May 11, 2026
A 21-year-old Kingaroy man suffered critical injuries in a motorcycle crash on the Blackbutt Range on Sunday morning.
Emergency services were called to a collision between the man’s Yamaha bike and a Nissan Navara dual-cab about 11:25am.
A QAS spokesperson said the motorcycle rider suffered life-threatening arm, leg, spinal and pelvic injuries in the crash.
A rescue helicopter, which landed nearby, airlifted the man to the Royal Brisbane Hospital.
The driver of the Nissan, a 62-year-old man from Moore, was assessed by paramedics at the scene but suffered no physical injuries.
The D’Aguilar Highway was blocked for several hours while emergency services were in attendance.
A police spokesperson said it was fully reopened about 2:30pm.
Officers are appealing to anyone with relevant information or dashcam footage to contact police.
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Three people were injured in a collision near Meringandan West just before 10:00pm on Saturday.
Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Peters Road and Goombungee-Meringandan Road.
QAS paramedics assessed six patients at the scene.
A man in his 20s, with neck and chest injuries, and a teenage man with chest discomfort, were transported by ambulance to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition.
A man with neck pain was transported in a stable condition to St Vincent’s Private Hospital in Toowoomba.
A QAS spokesperson said the remaining three patients were not injured.
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LifeFlight airlifted a teenager on Sunday after he suffered significant burns during an incident in the North Burnett region.
The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked at 4:46pm and landed at a private property near Gayndah.
The critical care LifeFlight doctor and QAS flight paramedic worked with local QAS paramedics to treat the patient.
The teenager was airlifted to the Bundaberg LifeFlight base and then taken by road ambulance to Bundaberg Hospital for further treatment.
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