A MOTORCYCLIST suffered severe leg injuries after a crash in Bromsgrove last night.

A man, believed to be in his early 20s, came off his bike in the incident in Stourbridge Road, Catshill at about midnight.

An ambulance, two paramedic officers and the Trusts MERIT team attended the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find a motorcyclist that had come off his bike and suffered serious injuries.

“The man, believed to be in his early 20’s, received emergency treatment from medics for suspected multiple fractures and lacerations to his legs and also a hand injury.

“Once the man’s condition was stabilised he was transferred by ambulance to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Major Trauma Unit for further emergency treatment.

“The hospital had been pre alerted to the man's arrival and his serious injuries.”