Biker airlifted to hospital after incident in Hutton Rudby

An air ambulance was called to the scene <i>(Image: YORKSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE)</i>
An air ambulance was called to the scene (Image: YORKSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE)
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A mountain bike rider was airlifted to hospital following an incident in Hutton Rudby. 

Emergency services were called to a woodland beside the village, between Yarm and Stokesley, on Monday (April 27) after a person fell from a bike just after 6pm. 

An ambulance and air ambulance were sent to the scene - and one person was airlifted to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. 

Flight tracking shows that the air ambulance landed to the east of Rudby Bank.

The current condition of the biker is not yet known. 

A Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received an emergency call at 6.11pm on Monday (April 27) to report a person who had fallen from a bike in woodland at Hutton Rudby.

“An ambulance and air ambulance were dispatched to the scene and one patient was airlifted to James Cook Hospital.”

A Yorkshire Air Ambulance spokesperson added: “I can confirm we did attend a mission at Middleton-on-Leven, arriving on scene at 6.53pm. The patient was taken to James Cook.” 

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