Biker air-lifted to hospital with serious injuries

A man has been airlifted to hospital after falling from his motorbike near Alston

The 68-year-old suffered serious chest injuries.

The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAA) was called to the incident at 3.30pm yesterday (August 30), and the doctor-led trauma team assessed and treated the patient before he was flown to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.

GNAA say the flight took 10 minutes and he arrived in a stable condition.