Monday, 22 May 2017

Motorbike accidents throughout the Hunter over the weekend

BY IAN CROUCH and JESSICA ROUSE

Three men were flown to the John Hunter Hospital throughout the weekend, all suffering injuries from three separate incidents.

A 23-year-old man is recovering in hospital with lower back injuries, after crashing his quad bike yesterday afternoon on the sand dunes at Stockton.

The Hunter's Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to Stockton Beach where they found the man.

Meanwhile, the rescue helicopter was called out to the Buckets Way where a 60-year-old man had sustained a broken leg in a motorcycle accident.

And, the Tamworth-based rescue helicopter flew a 55-year-old man to hospital with chest and facial injuries after he crashed his motorbike at Sandy Hollow.