A 27 year-old Parkes man is in a stable condition in Orange Base Hospital after sustaining serious injuries in a motor-bike accident on Monday.
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Police and ambulance were called to a travelling stock route 10 kilometres west of Parkes off the Condobolin Road at 11.30am.
The injured rider in the company of four other males had earlier been aboard their dirt bikes when the 27 year-old hit a branch or log on the ground, lost control and was ejected from his bike.
According to police the victim landed on his head where he sustained serious injuries as well as further injuries to his shoulder.
After being stabilized by ambulance officers, the injured man was airlifted by helicopter to Orange Base Hospital in a serious condition.
Police are waiting to interview the rider and witnesses to the accident as they continue their investigations into the incident.
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$1,246 in fines for motorist
A 51 year-old Parkes man has incurred fines totalling $1,246 following driving offences in Parkes last Sunday afternoon.
Police were patrolling Hartigan Avenue at 3.25pm when they observed a Toyota Landcruiser travel through the intersection from London Road.
The vehicle was then seen to travel over the kerb and across the footpath into Blaxland Street.
As a result he was stopped and subjected to a breath test which he failed.
He was arrested and transported to the Parkes Police Station where he subsequently passed a breath analysis test. This resulted in no further action being taken in this regard.
However, further investigations revealed the man’s vehicle to be unregistered.
This resulted in him being issued with two Infringement Notices for using an unregistered vehicle and for using an uninsured vehicle – each carrying fines of $623.
