Injured motorcyclist flown to hospital

At approx 1.30pm Saturday afternoon a Life Flight team was responded to Long Bush Rd near Martinborough, to a motorcyclist who had sustained moderate injuries after parting company with his machine.

Life Flight responded with a Wellington free ambulance paramedic onboard the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

The rider, a New Plymouth man in his early 50’s, was treated on scene by Wellington Free Ambulance and Fire Service staff before being flown to Wellington Hospital Emergency Department, where he is being assessed for moderate 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
 
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