A MAN has been airlifted to hospital after his van left a busy motorway and went down an embankment into a bush this morning (Monday, March 6)
At around 8.05am this morning, the van veered off the road on the M42 att Junction 3, near Redditch just before junction 3a for the M40 on the northbound carriageway.
The 38 year old man was trapped by his leg in the vehicle and ambulance staff worked with firefighters to free him.
He suffered injuries to his head, left leg and foot, possible damage to his pelvis and had neck and back pain.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival, crews found a panel van that had left the motorway to the nearside, gone down a steep embankment and ended up in shrubs.
“He was immobilised and assessed at the scene before being airlifted to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.”
An ambulance, a paramedic area support officer, the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance and the Hazardous Area Response Team were sent to the scene after a number of 999 calls were received.
Fire crews from Redditch also attended.
