Sydney, Australia: A pilot has been critically injured after a helicopter crashed on a remote property in the Australian state of Queensland on Monday morning.
The Queensland Police Service said the helicopter crashed on a property near the small town of Blackall, over 800 km northwest of Brisbane in the state's livestock farming region, around 9:30am Australia local time on Monday.
Emergency services were deployed to the scene, where the pilot was treated for critical injuries before being taken to hospital.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said in a statement that the Robinson R22 helicopter was observed descending rapidly prior to a collision with terrain.
It said that a team of ATSB investigators would be deployed on Tuesday to gather evidence, recover components from the aircraft and interview any witnesses or personnel involved in the helicopter's operation.
