Motorcyclist seriously injured in Leominster crash

It happened on the A49 earlier today

Author: Jon BurkePublished 9th May 2024
Last updated 9th May 2024

The A49 is still shut near Leominster, after a road crash earlier.

Police say they were called at around 6.30 this morning, to a collision involving a motorcycle and two other vehicles at Ashton.

The motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The road is still closed while the scene is cleare.

Officers say no arrests have been made.

A spokesperson from West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 6.26am to a road traffic collision involving a motorbike and a van in Ashton, Leominster.

One ambulance, a BASICS emergency doctor and the Midland Air Ambulance from Cosford attended the scene.

Upon arrival we found three patients.

The first, a man who was the motorcyclist. He was assessed and had sustained potentially life threatening injuries. He received advanced trauma care at the scene and was conveyed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital by air ambulance for further treatment.

Two men who were the driver of and a passenger in the van were assessed and had sustained injuries not believed to be serious. They were conveyed to Hereford County Hospital by land ambulance for further assessment.”

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