Qld rescue helicopter damaged by ute

An unmanned ute has rolled into the back of a Queensland rescue helicopter, leaving it too damaged to fly.

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Published 25 July 2016 7:30pm

Source: AAP

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One of Queensland's rescue helicopters has been damaged after an unmanned ute with faulty brakes rolled into the back of it.

The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has been grounded since its tail was damaged at a motorcross park outside Warwick, southwest of Brisbane, on Friday night.

No one was injured in the crash and engineers are investigating how best to recover the aircraft.

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