Elderly man airlifted to hospital after falling down embankment

Crews from Lancaster were called to the Crook of the Lune Bridge at around 7.45pm yesterday after the 77 year-old fell during an evening walk with his wife and grandchildren.

The man was suspected to have suffered serious head injuries and a possible heart attack, say fire crews.

A spokesman for the fire service said: "We were involved in the rescue of an elderly man who fell down an embankment. The man suffered serious head injuries and a possible heart attack.

"We placed the man on a long board and we carried him up the embankment using man power to lift him.

"He was then taken to hospital via air ambulance."