Quad Bike Rider Has Been Seriously Injured At Mia Mia State Forest

A quad bike rider has been seriously injured after falling 50 metres down a bank in the Mia Mia State Forest. The RACQ CQ Rescue Helicopter was called to a track near Captains Crossing around midday yesterday. A woman aged in her twenties had been riding with a friend when the front of the quad lifted and the pair were flung down the bank. She was airlifted to Mackay Base Hospital in a stable condition while the driver was transported by road ambulance.

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