Motorcyclist airlifted after colliding with hedge in Wem
A motorcyclist has been airlifted to hospital after coming off his bike in north Shropshire.
The man was injured after colliding with a hedge on Whitchurch Road in Wem shortly before 3.45pm on Saturday.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “On arrival at the scene, crews treated the motorcyclist, a man in his 50’s, for injuries to his chest, pelvis and leg.
“The man, who was very cold, was fully immobilised, given pain relief and warmed up with blankets at the scene before being airlifted to the major trauma centre at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.”
West Midlands Ambulance Service sent an ambulance and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford to the scene.
