Motorcyclists seriously injured following Stafford smash
Two off-road bikers have been seriously injured after they crashed near Stafford.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to woodland off Within Lane, Hopton, Stafford just before 2.55pm this afternoon.
Steve Parry, a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman, said: "Crews were alerted to an incident involving two scramble bikes at just before 3pm.
"A male in his twenties received treatment for a serious head and pelvic injury. He was anaesthetised by a doctor before being airlifted to the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
"Medics also treated the second rider, also a male in his twenties. The patient was thrown from his machine into a nearby pond on impact. He was treated for a serious arm injury.
"The patient was immobilised and given pain relief before being taken by land ambulance to Royal Stoke University Hospital. A doctor also travelled with the patient."
