Life Flight's Westpac Rescue Helicopter Transports Seriously Ill Man from Crash Scene
A Life Flight Trust team has this afternoon transported a seriously ill man from a single car accident on Wellingtons
northern motorway.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter, with a Wellington Free Ambulance paramedic onboard, was called to SH 2 at the BP Horokiwi
fuel stop at approximately 1245 pm today.
On arrival of the helicopter at the scene multiple patients were being treated by Wellington Free Ambulance personnel,
with assistance from the Fire Service. A 40 year old Wellington man, who was the driver of the vehicle, was extricated
from the car and stabilized before being flown to Wellington Hospital Emergency Department by helicopter with multiple
injuries
He is currently being assessed further by Emergency Department and surgical staff.
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
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