Man in 70s, and man in 20s, airlifted to hospital for treatment after separate motorbike crashes in New England

Emergency services were called to Invergowrie, west of Armidale, just before 1.30pm after reports a motorcyclist had come off his bike and was hurt.

The man, believed to be aged in his 70s, suffered serious spinal injuries in the crash, according to a spokesperson from the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service.

The chopper was tasked directly to the scene with a critical care team on board.

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Ambulance paramedics and the helicopter crew treated the man at the scene and stabilised him for transport.

He was flown to a Gold Coast hospital and was reportedly in a stable condition at the time.

It comes after the rescue helicopter was tasked on a separate mission overnight to urgently transfer a young man from Tenterfield hospital to the Gold Coast for treatment.

The man, in his 20s, had suffered a head injury in an earlier motorcycle crash.

He was stabilised by the chopper's critical care team and airlifted about 10.30pm on Tuesday.

He was in a serious condition at the time.

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