Monday 25th May 2015 – 5pm – Steve Parry.
A horse rider has been taken to hospital after falling from her horse near Kinver this morning.
The incident occurred at a location near Sugarloaf Lane, Iverley at just before 11.30am.
An ambulance together with a community paramedic attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews responded to a rider who had fallen from her horse this morning.
“The patient, believed to be in her forties, was treated for a leg injury and lower back pain.
“She was immobilised with the use of a neck collar and placed on a spinal board as a precaution.
“The patient was also given pain relief before being taken by ambulance to Russells Hall Hospital for further assessment and treatment.
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