Shropshire rider airlifted to hospital after being thrown from motocross bike
A man was airlifted to hospital today after being thrown over the handlebars of his motorbike on a motocross track near Market Drayton.
The man, in his 20s, was riding his motorbike at the Hawkstone Park, off the A49 in Weston-Under-Redcastle, when he came off his bike and fractured his hip.
An air ambulance from Cosford and a land ambulance were at the scene after being called at 12.10pm today.
The man was then given analgaesia before medics examined his injury and flew him to the major trauma centre at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "The man in his 20s had reportedly been thrown over the handlebars of his bike whilst riding on the track.
"The man was in a lot of pain so ambulance staff and the doctor administered analgaesia before they examined his injury.
"The man suffered a dislocated and suspected fractured hip so he was immobilised and his hips supported before being airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital."
