Two skydivers have been rushed to hospital after their parachutes collided mid-air, with one man being treated for possible life-threatening head injuries.
Emergency services were called following reports two skydivers had landed at the Toogoolawah Showgrounds, about 120km northwest of Brisbane, after their mid-air collision about 9.30am on Sunday.
A rescue helicopter was called to the showground to fly one man with “significant potentially life-threatening head injuries” to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, according to Queensland Ambulance spokesman.
The other skydiver was taken in a stable condition with a leg injury to Princess Alexandra Hospital.
The mid-air collision incident comes months after a 20-year-old skydiver was flown to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries following a skydiving accident in the Brisbane Valley.
It’s understood the man collided with a power pole during his descent, and was found unconscious and barely breathing by paramedics in May this year.
