Man in 40s taken to hospital after motorbike accident in Woodford Avenue, Gants Hill
Alistair Kleebauer, Senior reporter
Friday, March 15, 2013
8:54 AM
A man in his 40s has been taken to hospital as a priority after a road traffic collision in Woodford Avenue this morning.
The man was being treated at the side of the northbound carriageway near to Gants Hill underground station at around 7.45am.
A motorcycle was still in the road next to him and traffic was moving along the adjacent lane.
A London Ambulance Service spokesman said paramedics were called to the scene at 7.25am and were treating him for back pain.
He was immobilised using a collar and a board and taken to Whipps Cross University Hospital.
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