HAY BALES: A man suffers multiple injuries in an accident while working on a property south of Toowoomba.
A MAN in his 40s who suffered multiple injuries when two hay bales fell on him while working on a property south of Toowoomba has been airlifted to hospital.
The hay bales - each sized 2mx1m and weighing about 400kg - were being stacked 6m in height when two of them tumbled down and fell on top of the man.
The men working alongside the patient contacted emergency services.
The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter airlifted the injured man to Toowoomba.
Toowoomba based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue crew was tasked to the scene at 3:10pm, where they were met by Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics.
The patient suffered suspected facial, head, neck and back injuries.
QAS paramedics assisted in stabilising the patient before he was airlifted in a stable condition to Toowoomba Hospital.
