A PILOT was taken to hospital after the microlight he was flying crash landed in a field in Belbroughton on Monday night.
West Midlands Ambulance received multiple 999 calls to reports of a microlight which had crash landed in a field off Holy Cross Lane, between Belbroughton and Clent, at around 7.45pm on Monday night (August 15).
The Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham attended the scene, as well as an ambulance, a MERIT trauma doctor, a paramedic area support officer and a Hazardous Area Response Team.
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were also called to the incident.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "Upon arrival ambulance staff found a microlight which has made an emergency landing in a field.
"The pilot and solo occupant, a man in his 40s, was out of the aircraft.
"Ambulance staff assessed the man and found he had sustained a serious leg injury and chest pain.
"He was given trauma care by medics including pain relief before being fully immobilised.
"Once stable, the man was carried by ambulance staff to the awaiting land ambulance before being conveyed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Birmingham, a specialist trauma centre, for further emergency care.
"The MERIT doctor travelled with the man to hospital along with the ambulance crew to continue treatment en-route."
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