A BIKER is fighting for his life after being thrown around 20 feet after a crash with a lorry in Dudley.

The male, believed to be aged 40, suffered a serious head injury during the incident, which happened at just before 7.20am on Tuesday September 16.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the junction of Stourbridge Road and Wellington Road . An ambulance and a paramedic area support officer were sent to the scene.

The crew of the Midlands Air Ambulance based in Cosford, which included a BASICS doctor, also attended by blue-light car.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find the patient lying on the ground approximately 20ft away from his three-wheeled motorbike.

“Crews were told that the man had been thrown from his motorbike following a collision with a lorry.

“It quickly became apparent that the man had suffered a significant head injury in the incident as well as a suspected fractured pelvis.

“Due to the serious nature of his injuries, the doctor gave him an anaesthetic at scene before he was transported to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. The doctor travelled with the patient to continue emergency medical treatment en-route.

“Unfortunately, the man’s injuries were considered extremely serious.

“The driver of the lorry was uninjured in the incident.”