Man rescued after rolling in bulldozer down 'extremely steep' hill
A man in his 60s has been rescued from a Queensland mountain after rolling in his bulldozer down a steep hillside this morning.
The bulldozer stopped rolling halfway down the mountain, stuck on its side, with the injured man still in the vehicle.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the accident, in the Gympie region, in south-east Queensland.
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The man was rescued from the bulldozer, which had rolled down a steep mountain. RACQ LifeFlight
An RACQ LifeFlight helicopter was called to the accident around 11.15am but was forced to land nearby due to the difficult terrain.
"Due to the extremely steep terrain, the RACQ LifeFlight rescue critical care doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic had to then be taken down the slope to the patient, by other emergency service vehicles," a RACQ LifeFlight spokesperson said.
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Paramedics treated the man and carried him to the bottom of the valley.
The helicopter flew to meet the patient and crews and transported the man to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane.
The man suffered head injuries during the accident.
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