Car Crash McKay's Crossing South of Paraparaumu
13/03/2012 0730 hours
This Morning the Life Flight Trust responded to McKay's Crossing south of Paraparaumu, to a 19yr old male who had been involved in a Motor Vehicle accident.
Life Flight responded with a Wellington Free Paramedic on board the Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Helicopter was able to land in a car park at QEII park where the patient had been transported by a Wellington Free Ambulance.
He had pelvic injuries.
The patient was flown to 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.
Further information can be obtained from www.lifeflight.org.nz