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A 21-year-old man is in a serious condition tonight after a quad bike accident at Riversdale Beach in Wairarapa.
The Wellington-based Westpac rescue helicopter was called to the accident at 12.30pm.
Brent Malden, a helicopter crewman, said the Wellington man had major head and chest injuries after his bike flipped upside down on a road.
No other vehicles were involved in the accident.
Mr Malden said the man was flown to Wellington Hospital and transferred to its intensive care unit.
- NZPA
