A motorbike rider was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after crashing into a guard rail in the Sunshine Coast hinterland on Saturday morning.
Police were called to the single-vehicle crash about 11.20am on Mooloolah Connection Road in Mooloolah Valley, 20 kilometres west of Caloundra.
The road was closed while the rescue helicopter evacuated the male rider, believed to be in his mid-fifties.
He was in a critical condition on his way to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, having suffered a head injury and broken leg.
Rescue crews still on scene at serious motorcycle accident Tunel Ridge Rd, Mooloola Valley. Crash unit investigating @9NewsBrisbane #9News pic.twitter.com/ntcYmV8OdZ— Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtis9) December 10, 2016
Police expect further delays for traffic in the area as the Forensic Crash Unit investigates the incident.
