TWO men were taken to hospital after a crash involving a van and a motorbike in Sedgley.

A Critical Care Car from Midlands Air Ambulance and two ambulances were sent to Gospel End Road, just after 12.20pm this afternoon following reports of a crash involving a motorbike and a van.

The motorcyclist was found to have sustained serious injuries and was given advanced trauma care at the scene before being taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

The driver of the van was assessed and found to have potentially serious injures and was taken to Russells Hall Hospital.

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 12.34pm to reports of a road traffic collision involving a motorbike and a van on Gospel End Road, Dudley. Two ambulances and a Critical Care Car from Midlands Air Ambulance attended the scene. On arrival, we found two patients, both men.

"The first patient, the motorcyclist, was assessed and had sustained serious injuries, he received advanced trauma care on scene and was conveyed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment. The second patient, the driver of the van, was assessed and had sustained potentially serious injuries. He was conveyed to Russells Hall Hospital for further assessment.”