One parachutist is fighting for his life and another suffered a leg injury after colliding mid-air this morning.
Ambulances were called to skydiving hotspot Toogoolawah Showground, about 110km from Brisbane, at 9.29am following reports of two skydivers colliding.
One man was left with significant and life-threatening head injuries.
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He was airlifted by helicopter to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
The second male skydiver was left with a leg injury and was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital.
The incident on Sunday comes after a skydiver was killed in Queensland in August following a mishap with a parachute.
Liam Newman, 25, was skydiving near a rural property in Tarawera, about 260km west of Toowoomba, on August 27, when emergency services were called.
Newman was treated for life-threatening injuries and he died at the scene.
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