Air ambulance called to serious injury fears for Herefordshire biker

THE air ambulance was called to a biker who suffered potentially serious injuries in an accident in Herefordshire.

The male motorcyclist was taken from the scene of the accident on a main road in Pontrilas to Hereford County Hospital to be treated. He had fallen off his bike.

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The air ambulance landed at the scene after being called to the incident on the A465 at around 3.45pm yesterday (May 7) but the patient was taken to hospital in a land ambulance.

A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: "We were called to reports of a motorcyclist who had fallen from his bike in Pontrilas, near to Llangua Bridge, at 3.41pm yesterday. One ambulance and the air ambulance from Strensham attended. On arrival we discovered a man who was treated before being taken to Hereford County Hospital by land ambulance."

The spokesperson added that the injuries are believed to be potentially serious.