Boy, 11, thrown from bike and seriously injured in Guild Wheel Penwortham incident
An 11-year-old boy was seriously injured in a biking accident on the Guild Wheel in Penwortham at the weekend.
Ambulance and fire crews were called to Preston Junction Nature Reserve, off Leyland Road, in Middleforth at 3.46pm on Saturday (March 21).
The young cyclist was reportedly thrown from his bike and was found injured 20ft down a ravine, off a footpath near Vernon Carus Sports Club.
Three fire crews attended and the specialist rope rescue team from Bamber Bridge was deployed to the scene. Crews used a stretcher to rescue the boy and he was handed into the care of paramedics.
The 11-year-old was taken to hospital in a serous condition with head, chest and leg injuries.
A spokesperson for the fire service said: “At 3.46pm on Saturday, three fire engines from Preston, Chorley and Penwortham, and the rope team from Bamber Bridge were sent to an incident in Penwortham.
“Fire crews used one rope rescue stretcher to rescue one casualty who was taken to hospital by Northwest Ambulance Service.
“Fire crews were in attendance for one hour and thirty minutes.”