Motorcyclist seriously injured in Shropshire crash

Ambulance staff say the rider was lucky to have survived after his helmet came off in the accident, which happened on the B5063, near to Ditches Hall, Wem, at around 12.20pm yesterday.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "Crews arrived to find a motorcyclist that had come off his machine and was lying in the road.

"The man, believed to be in his mid 40s, had suffered serious neck injuries and also chest and minor head injuries.

"He received emergency treatment at the scene by medics and his condition was stabilised before he was airlifted to University Hospital North Staffordshire Major Trauma Centre for further emergency treatment.

"The hospital had been pre-alerted and a trauma team were on standby.

"Considering the man's crash helmet came off during the crash, he was fortunate not to have suffered more serious or even fatal injuries."