Motorcyclist seriously injured after becoming trapped under van in Staffordshire smash
A motorcyclist has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after becoming trapped under a van in a Staffordshire smash.
The incident involved a red motorcycle and a white van and happened at 2.45pm this afternoon on the A519 between Woodseaves and Newport.
After being sedated at the scene the 50-year-old man was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital by air ambulance with serious injuries to his pelvis, chest, face, and legs.
Claire Brown, a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman, said: "Crews arrived to find a motorcyclist and a van which had been involved in a collision. The motorcyclist, a 50-year-old man, was trapped underneath the van.
"Whilst ambulance staff and the medics began to assess and treat the man, the fire service worked quickly to lift the van to release him. The man had sustained serious pelvic, chest, face and leg injuries. The doctors and ambulance staff worked as a team to administer pain relief and fluids. Due to the man's condition, the doctors sedated him to help stabilise him on scene. Once stable, the man was immobilised with a neck collar and scoop stretcher and carried to the awaiting air ambulance.
"The man was then flown to Royal Stoke University Hospital, a major trauma centre, for further emergency care. A doctor continued treatment and monitoring en route to A&E."
Police are in attendance and have closed the route in both directions.
