Another nasty accident.

[Mick DMember]

From Todays Port Macquarie News.

Chopper flies in for rescue from bush

A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital after a
collision with a 4WD near Wauchope at the weekend.

The accident took place on Saturday evening in the Werrikimbe National Park, about 70km north-west of the town.

The 48-year-old victim suffered multiple compound fractures to both legs, a broken pelvis and head injuries.

Two ambulances and four paramedics treated the man

at the scene before the Westpac Rescue Helicopter airlifted him to Port Macquarie Base Hospital.

An ambulance spokesman said the motorcyclist, from Narrabri, 445km north-west of Port Macquarie, had been trail riding with friends on a narrow dirt road in the park when he was injured.

“The road’s only that narrow, for one driver, so it’s quite

dangerous,” the spokesman said.

It is understood the crash happened while it was still

daylight.

But the remote location and difficult dirt roads meant

paramedics did not arrive until after dark.

The spokesman said the victim was alert and lying on the side of the road when the emergency crews arrived.

“He was very lucky, actually. Something like that, he could easily have been killed,” he said.

“But he had all the right

protection gear on. It probably saved him from further injuries.”

The 48-year-old was stabilised at Port Base overnight and was airlifted to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital on Sunday morning for further surgery.

A John Hunter spokeswoman said the man was in a stable condition yesterday.

[Craig HattonMember]

Poor bloke, hope he has a speedy recovery
I sometimes lead rides and while it is good (no dust etc) I am always very nervous(aka Shit scared) about on coming traffic of any kind

Hatto

[DeanMember]

yeh nasty stuff,lets hope he recovers quickly. Being the lead rider does have its dangers for sure, better to take your time and be safe and get thru the ride safetly then to cut sick and go like a maniac.

Ollie

[GregMember]

Yeah same Hatto, 99% of all the rides I do are as lead and I have had some bloody close calls but it keeps you young and awake and someone has to do it :laugh:

Good luck ol mate with the recovery I dont like to see anyone hurt but its the game we play and no one twists our arm

Good on ya Mick why don’t you do the funeral notices as well maybe find a story on a blind guys dog getting run over :laugh: its a great way to start the day not!!

TB

[Mick DMember]

It was a story relevent to our sport. A reminder of what can happen.

I also lead rides most of the time and left handers on main trails are what worry me for some reason. I nearly ran over a Suzuki 4×4 on my BRP one day and it always plays on my mind now.

[RoyMember]

That’s what happens when you let the flat landers (narrabri people) into the hills. I was not there (not into adv riding yet) but my business partner was first on the seen. Very dusty. One bloke came through on his bike (my guess is both the bike and car were travelling to fast for conditions) and the car swerved to miss it. Lost control and was going down the road sideways when the second bike came round the corner. Collected the bull bar on the front corner. Whole front end of the dr 650 is totaled including the frame. Bullbar was pushed in on the tyre. Took around 4 hours from time of accident to helicopter leaving with patient.

Very unlucky as he endured the result of two others mistakes but very lucky to be still alive. Broke both femurs and both bones in one of his lower legs. Sounds like he cracked his pelvis and we hope his knee is ok. He is getting operated on today in NEwcastle. They expect it to take 10-12 hours. It will be a very long recovery and having two broken legs will be no walk in the park for him or the rest of his family.

One thing to come out of this was they were very lucky to get help as fast as they did. No mobile reception. No gps to know co-ordinates for helicopter. Luckily there was a couple of experienced treckers a couple of km’s up the road who had a sat phone and maps. I’m not saying everyone should carry a sat phone but if your heading into the scrub then a gps is a must for at least one in the group.

[GregMember]

The biggest drama is yourself, you havent seen a bike or car (any vehicle for that matter) for ages you are in the middle of no where it seems and you relax get sloppy in your corner lines Bang! There is another vehicle

TB

[simon burkeMember]

bloody hell…thats gotta hurt. :ohmy:
Poor bastard.
Being the lead rider(not that i ever am) would be like being a scout in forward postion pushing through the jungle in Vietnam …could be a nog just around the corner ready to blow you away :unsure:
Bloody unlucky to be the second rider and get smashed.

Hope he recovers well…gonna be a long haul…

Bol :woohoo:

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Poor Bugger he is lucky from the sound of it.
Hope he recovers well.

Much of my riding is done with a long time mate of mine, just the two of us, more or less whereever the trails take us on any given day, about a year ago we were riding down a storm littered track confident no way was a four wheeler anywhere about, tooling along all of a sudden Craig has a bullbar coming at him sideways at a great rate of knots, as he took evasive action (speared off into the undergrowth) the front of the hilux kissed his hip. We all pulled up, just a bunch of young fellas doing the 4wd equivalent of us, log hopping and secure in the knowledge that the trail was too inaccessible for others to go down……..WRONG.

Just as well it was Craig in lead that section, he’s 10 years younger than me and his reactions are quicker….me I woulda figured out what was going on about the time i was passing through the windscreen saying G’day to the driver.

Be careful lads it is a risk of what we do, but we can to a degree control that risk.

[glennMember]

Heres to a speedy recovery champ.

Where we ride on a regular basis is now starting to have trails shut off and these trails were the ones used on the way to a certain destination, we are now finding ourselves using a trail to get to this certain destination that is normally used to return from a certain destination. As I lead a my share of ride there I have this constant fear of fellow trail riders coming in the oppersite direction at speed, lets face it we all twist the throttle when we are out on the trails, I looked a the speedo last trip up there and on a good bit of single I was doing 85kph.These reports can only help us keep our wits about us and as the saying goes,,,,expect the unexpected.
sheez I`m buggered now

Boony

[RoyMember]

Boony wrote:

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Heres to a speedy recovery champ.

I looked a the speedo last trip up there and on a good bit of single I was doing 85kph.

Boony

I know what your saying Boony but if you can do more than say 40km/hr it is not what I’d call single, It is fire trail. Then again it has to be fire trail to be worried about cars. Not that I’m saying hitting a bike would be any better.

[GregMember]

What sort of single can you do 85kph on, on a DR none the less (not thats there is anything wrong with a DR )

Was it this one

TB

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Maybe what the yanks call “single line” as opposed to single track, single line is overgrown firetrails etc, still mostly smoothish but enclosed and fast, we do have a bit round here more fun than firetrail, and truth be known I do enjoy that particular style of riding, it’s a complex mix of Single trail and faster going.

[GregMember]

Ah I understand Mr Blue yeah my fav as well, thanks for clearing that up, sweet Boony the big Doctor would eat that up

TB

[mikeMember]

This sounds very similar to an accident that a mate of the father-inlaws had up that way a few months back but not as serious. They were both on dr650s aswell. The father inlaw was out in front a fare way and pulled up to wait for his mate. After a while he decided to go back only to find his mate KOd by a 4wd. He was’nt to bad though he had a beaten up leg. His bike was stuffed with a pretty bent fork and front disk damage. They had to leave the bike out a property and go back and get it later.The cops came but they did’nt do to much. Aparently the 4wd was fangen along fairly quick and oldmate was just cruisin along when it happened. I know the bloke a bit and he’s a pretty safe and slow old rider so who knows. Ya always gotta be mindful of things that can take a out.

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