Motorbike and car collision in Uttoxeter

Tuesday 12th August 2014 – 3pm – Chris Kowalik.

A motorcyclist was the most seriously injured of three people involved in a road traffic collision in Staffordshire.

The bike he was riding collided with a car in Stafford Road, Uttoxeter. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called shortly before 10am today. An advanced Community Paramedic, two ambulance crews and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Staffordshire attended.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The biker, a man in his twenties, had a broken left arm and a suspected fractured pelvis. He was given pain relief at the scene, a splint was applied to his arm, a pelvic binder was also applied. He was fully immobilised and was flown under alert to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.

“A man who was driving the car was treated for burns to an arm as a result of the airbag going off. A young boy who was also in the car was treated for a bump to his forehead. Both were taken as a precaution to the same hospital for further assessment.”

Motorbike and car collision in Uttoxeter 12-08-14

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