Stunt bike rider crashes into crowd on busy Gold Coast street
Two people have been taken to hospital after a stunt bike rider veered off a landing ramp and crashed into a barrier on the Gold Coast.
The rider was performing on busy Cavill Avenue, Surfers Paradise, just before 5.20pm on Thursday as part of warm-up events for this weekend's Gold Coast 500.
Footage of the incident obtained by 9News shows the rider landing awkwardly after performing a backflip and riding diagonally off the ramp and into a barrier.
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The rider landed awkwardly after a backflip 9News/supplied
That barrier then hit several bystanders.
Paramedics said four people were injured but only two, believed to be a man and a female, were taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.
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Two people were taken to hospital after a stunt rider veered off a landing ramp and crashed into a barrier on the Gold Coast on Thursday, October 27, 2022. 9News/supplied
It was unclear what their injuries were or whether the rider was among the patients.
Organisers are yet to comment on the incident.
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