8:45am Sunday 21st March 2010
By James Connell
A GOLFER suffered a fractured and dislocated ankle when his golf buggy overturned.
A man in his 50s had to be airlifted to hospital following the incident on the 14th hole of the Little Lakes Golf Club, Lye Head, Bewdley shortly after 12.30pm on Saturday.
An ambulance, a rapid response vehicle and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “The responder paramedic in a 4x4 vehicle was guided across the golf course to the patient, who was on the 14th hole, by a member of staff in a golf buggy.
“Due to the difficult location of the incident, the air ambulance was dispatched and landed nearby on the golf course.
“When crews arrived at the 14th hole, they found a golf buggy on its side. The passenger, a man believed to be in his 50s, was in the buggy and had sustained a fractured dislocated ankle. He was being cared for by his friend who he had been playing golf with.
“Crews administered pain relief to the man and immobilised his leg with a splint before he was removed from the overturned buggy.
“The man was then airlifted to Worcestershire Royal Hospital for further assessment and treatment.”
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