INJURED: A man in his 70s was taken to the Gympie Hospital with cuts to his head after his glider crashed into the ground at the Kybong Airport just after 1.20pm. Photo: Troy Jegers
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UPDATE: Man in his 70s ‘stable’ after glider crash
Philippe Coquerand
15th Jan 2020 2:01 PM
| Updated:
3:32 PM
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EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a reported glider crash at the Kybong Airport.
Two ambulances were dispatched to Lobwein Road with reports a man in his 70s had a "hard landing."
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the man is being treated for significant head lacerations, chest pain and back pain and is yet to be taken to Gympie hospital.
A man in his 70s was taken to hospital following a crash at the Kybong Airport this afternoon. Photo: Troy Jegers
"We are trying not to involve the helicopter as the man's condition is stable," the spokeswoman said.
The man was taken to the Gympie Hospital in a stable condition.
The incident reportedly happened just after 1.22pm.
