Air ambulance called out to injured mountain biker
The injured rider was taken to an air ambulance which then transported him to hospital
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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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