By Jess Baker
A young boy was airlifted to hospital from a property at Leyburn on Sunday 22 August, after he was “crushed” by a trailer.
A RACQ LifeFlight Rescue spokesman said the primary school aged boy had been standing on a cattle yard gate when a trailer carrying water over balanced, pinning him between the trailer and the gate.
The Queensland Ambulance Service was called out to the scene about 11.40am and a rescue helicopter was called into action shortly before 11.45am.
A QAS spokeswoman said the boy had sustained head and chest injuries but was in a stable condition.
Upon arriving at the scene, RACQ LifeFlight Rescue’s aeromedical crew worked with QAS paramedics to treat the boy for his injuries.
“He was airlifted to the Queensland Children’s Hospital in a stable condition, accompanied by his mother,” a RACQ LifeFlight Rescue spokesman stated.
A Children’s Health spokeswoman said the young boy was still at the hospital on Monday 23 August and he was still in a stable condition.
