Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after crash in Wendling

A motorcyclist had to be airlifted to hospital this morning following a crash in Wendling, near Dereham.

The East of England Ambulance Service was called at 10.49am after a report of a collision between a lorry and a motorcycle on Swaffham Road.

An ambulance crew, ambulance officer and the East Anglian Air Ambulance were dispatched, along with three fire trucks. They treated a woman, believed to be in her 20s, who had suffered a suspected broken leg.

She was sedated at the scene and airlifted to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, for further care.

Her injuries are not believed to be life threatening.