Pensioner suffers serious leg injuries after lorry incident near Sawtry

A man has suffered serious leg injuries after being crushed by a lorry near Sawtry.

Emergency services, including the Magpas Air Ambulance, were called at 9.10am on Sunday, January 1 to a rural location west of Sawtry.

A Magpas Helimedix air ambulance, like the one pictured, was called to the scene.placeholder image
A Magpas Helimedix air ambulance, like the one pictured, was called to the scene.

A man, aged in his 70s, had sustained pelvic and leg injuries. Paramedics administered pain relief before airlifting the patient to Addenbrooke’s Hospital. He was in a serious but stable condition upon arrival at hospital.

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