A MAN was airlifted to hospital with a serious facial injury following a crash near Ledbury last night.

Emergency services were called to Bromyard Road, near European Aviation Limited, to reports of a motorbike having been in collision with metal railings.

An air ambulance from Strensham attended along with an ambulance, community paramedic, fire crews and police.

A 36-year-old man was treated at the scene before being fully immobilised and airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.