Teen boy airlifted to Birmingham after traffic collision

West Midlands Ambulance Service received several 999 calls reporting a collision between a car and a motorcyclist
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A teenager was airlifted from Hereford to Birmingham after a road traffic collision.

The teen boy was riding a motorcycle and sustained serious injuries that required trauma care on scene. The incident took place yesterday (February 13) afternoon in Hereford. He was airlifted to a Birmingham hospital with serious injuries.

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West Midlands Ambulance Service received several 999 calls reporting a collision between a car and a motorcyclist on Station Approach, Hereford at around 12.30pm. An ambulance, paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham with medics on board attended the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “When ambulance staff arrived on scene they found a motorcyclist, a teenage boy, who had been involved in a collision with a car and was being cared for by bystanders.

“Upon assessment, the teenager was found to have sustained serious injuries which required trauma care on scene. Once in a stable condition, the teenager was airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further specialist trauma care.”

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