Woman crushed by cow in Staffordshire

A woman out walking her dogs was trampled by a cow in Staffordshire.

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The incident occurred in a field near Coley Grove, Little Haywood at just after 8.20pm yesterday.

The injured woman was taken to hospital suffering a cut to her head and a leg injury.

An ambulance, together with a paramedic in a rapid response vehicle and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Tatenhill attended the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "Ambulance crews arrived to find a woman had been trampled by a cow.

"The woman, believed to be in her forties, was treated for a minor head laceration and a leg injury.

"The patient was immobilised before being airlifted to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire for further assessment and treatment."