Life Flight's Westpac Rescue Helicopter transports injured driver from Castlepoint
Thursday 31 May 2012, 9:01AM
By Westpac Rescue Helicopter
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31/05/2012 0430hours At 04:30am this morning the Life Flight Trust responded to Castle point in the Wairarapa to a Motor Vehicle Accident.
A 40yr old male from Masterton had been ejected from the Ute he was driving.
The Ute landed approx 4m down a small bank. Life Flight responded with two Wellington Free Ambulance Paramedics on board the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
The Helicopter landed a short distance from the accident location.
The Patent was being treated at the scene by a local Ambulance and Fire Service crew. He had suspected chest injuries and possible head and neck injuries.
The patient was flown to the Wellington Hospital Emergency Department where he is being treated for his 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.