Moped rider seriously injured in crash with tractor near Shrewsbury
A moped driver has been seriously injured following a crash with a tractor near Shrewsbury this morning.
Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to Pulley Lane, Bayston Hill, shortly before 8am.
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of a collision involving a tractor and a moped on Pulley Lane, Shrewsbury at 7.56am.
"An ambulance, paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance with a MERIT doctor on board were sent to the scene.
"Crews are currently treating the moped rider, a man, who has sustained serious injuries."
The man, in his 20s, was airlifted to hospital for treatment.
West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses who saw the red tractor and red moped.
Anyone with information should contact police in 101 quoting the reference 070s of 29 October 2019.
