Man airlifted to hospital after Walsall quad bike accident
A man was airlifted to hospital after falling from a quad bike in Walsall this afternoon.
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Two ambulances, a paramedic area support officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford were dispatched to the incident on Hawbush Road in Bloxwich, Walsall shortly before 5.25pm.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "Ambulance crews were called to reports of a man who had become injured after falling from a quad bike.
"The man was treated for a head and arm injury. Due to the nature of his injuries the doctor from the air ambulance gave the man an anaesthetic at the scene before he was airlifted to the major trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further assessment and treatment."
