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April 18, 2024

Man airlifted to hospital after crash near Kyogle

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A quiet day in Bruns after arrests and lock-ons

Though no machinery arrived at Wallum this morning, contractors and police were on the development site at Brunswick Heads as well as dozens of Save Wallum protesters. 

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A man was airlifted to Lismore Base Hospital late yesterday afternoon (Sunday) with serious injuries after he was ejected from a vehicle that had rolled on a private property north-west of Kyogle.

A spokesperson for the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter said the man was treated at the scene at Woolners Arm, by the helicopter medical team and local paramedics before being taken to Lismore Base Hospital.

His condition was unknown late tonight.

 


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