13/03/2012 0730 hours

This Morning the Life Flight Trust responded to McKay's Crossing south of Paraparaumu, to a 19yr old male who had been involved in a Motor Vehicle accident.

Life Flight responded with a Wellington Free Paramedic on board the Westpac Rescue Helicopter

The Helicopter was able to land in a car park at QEII park where the patient had been transported by a Wellington Free Ambulance.

He had pelvic injuries.

The patient was flown to Wellington Hospital Emergency Department where he is being treated for his injuries.

The Life Flight Trust is a charity providing air rescue and air ambulance services. It operates the Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter and a national air ambulance service. It relies on support from the public and sponsorship from partners such as Westpac to provide these services.

Further information can be obtained from www.lifeflight.org.nz