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Man rushed to hospital with multiple injuries after tractor rollover

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A man was airlifted to hospital by the Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical unit after a tractor rollover on a private property near Kenilworth yesterday.

The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked at 2.15pm by Retrieval Services Queensland and landed near the scene to treat the patient in his 40s.

The critical care LifeFlight doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service flight paramedic worked with local paramedics to treat the patient for suspected head, chest, abdomen and leg injuries.

He was airlifted to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital for further treatment.

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