A man sustained a head injury and fractured collarbone after falling from a motorbike in Wolverhampton.

Ambulance crews were called to a dirt track off Blackhalve Lane in Wolverhampton at around 3.15pm yesterday after children flagged down a passer-by after spotting the injured motorcyclist.

The man, in his 50s, had sustained a fractured collarbone and was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “A passer-by was flagged down to call 999 after children reported a motorcyclist had injured himself nearby.

“Upon arrival ambulance staff were directed by the children down a dirt track on foot and found the man, in his 50s.

“Upon assessment ambulance staff and the medic found he had sustained a head injury and a fractured collarbone.

"The man was carefully immobilised with a neck collar and spinal board and carried to the awaiting helicopter before being airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further treatment.”