Man seriously injured after falling from moped in Oakengates
A man was seriously injured this morning after he and another man fell from a moped in Telford.
Emergency services were called to the incident which occured in New Street, Oakengates at around 6am.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said:
“One had an isolated head injury. He was treated at the scene and transferred by ambulance to a rendezvous point where a Merit team Doctor anaesthetised him.
"The Midlands Air Ambulance also attended the rendezvous point near Junction 4 of the M54. The man was then flown to the major trauma centre at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire with life threatening injuries.
“A trauma team were on standby at the hospital.
“The other man had less serious injuries and was taken by land ambulance to Princess Royal Hospital.”
The men were believed to be aged 19 and 21.
