Horse Rider Injured Near Kinver

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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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