AN air ambulance landed at a city racecourse after a woman was injured falling from a horse.
The air ambulance arrived at Worcester Racecourse on Sunday evening before a woman who had fallen from a horse was taken by road to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
The Midlands Air Ambulance and other ambulances converged on Pitchcroft shortly before 5.30pm in response to the incident.
An eyewitness said the air ambulance took off from Pitchcroft at around 6.20pm.
A spokesperson for the West Midlands Air Ambulance said: "We were called to Worcester Racecourse at 5.26pm yesterday (Sunday).
"An ambulance and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham with a BASICS doctor and paramedic on board attended the scene.
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"On arrival crews found a woman who was being cared for by medical staff after reportedly falling from a horse.
"The woman was given treatment on scene before being conveyed by land ambulance to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in a stable condition."
The Amateur Jockeys Association released a statement which read: "All our thoughts are with Lauren and her family. It's good to know that she is receiving the best possible medical care and we are most grateful as always for the pastoral care given by the IJF [Injured Jockeys Fund]. We all hope and pray for Lauren’s speedy recovery."
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