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Air ambulance called out to injured mountain biker

George Torr
BBC News, Derby
Edale Mountain Rescue Six members of Edale Mountain Rescue team in red jackets carry an unidentified man on a stretcher through some woodland.Edale Mountain Rescue
The injured rider was taken to an air ambulance which then transported him to hospital

An air ambulance was called out to assist an injured mountain biker following a crash in the Peak District.

Derbyshire Police contacted Edale Mountain Rescue Team following a call from a group of mountain bikers at Win Hill near Hope at about 13:30 BST on Friday.

The rider was given strong pain relief before his leg was stabilised, the team said.

He was then placed on a stretcher and carried out of the woodland to be taken by air ambulance to Northern General Hospital in Sheffield.

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