Shropshire cyclist breaks her arm in fall at beauty spot
A mountain biker from Shropshire suffered a broken arm and facial injuries after coming off her mountain bike while riding on Cannock Chase.
The woman, who is in her 30s, was saved from more serious injuries by her cycle helmet and was treated by a paramedic who was en route to another call-out.
The paramedic had been called on Wednesday to help treat a 10-year-old girl who had fallen off her horse and had the animal land on her.
Murray MacGregor, West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman, said: "As the paramedic area support officer (ASO), in a 4×4 vehicle, got to about three miles away from the location, he was flagged down by a mountain bike rider.
"The man was just about to dial 999 after the woman he was out riding with had come off her bike as they were riding on the Sherbrook Trail.
"She had suffered a broken right arm, facial injuries and gravel rash. As a result, an ambulance was dispatched to the second location.
The woman, who was in her 30s and from Telford, had her arm splinted and was given pain relief before being taken to County Hospital in Stafford.The crews said, had she not been wearing a cycle helmet, her head injuries would have been more severe.
"As soon as the second crew arrived the ASO continued on to the first case. The girl was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital."
