Mountain biker injured on Cannock Chase
A mountain biker has been airlifted to hospital after being injured on a Cannock Chase bike trail.
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Paramedics were called to an isolated area of the Red Monkey Trail at the beauty spot just before 2pm.
Local rangers from the Forestry Commission helped them find the man.
West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman Steve Parry said: "Crews responded to an incident in which a man had reportedly fallen from his bike on one of the chase mountain bike trails.
"A man in his forties was treated by ambulance staff for a pelvic injury. The patient was immobilised with the use of a neck collar and spinal board before being airlifted to Derby Royal Infirmary for further assessment and treatment"
