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Man airlifted from Eridge Road in Groombridge after falling in embankment

15:00, 02 September 2014

updated: 15:11, 02 September 2014

A man stranded with serious head injuries after falling down a slope into an embankment was airlifted to hospital in London.

Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance were called at 10.41am on Sunday to reports of a man injured in the embankment off Eridge Road in Groombridge.

The slope is in the middle of a 150km walk across the field in Tunbridge Wells and a dog walker found the man stranded after hitting his head during the fall.

The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance was scrambled. Stock picture
The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance was scrambled. Stock picture

Both Kent Fire and Rescue Service and the South East Coast Ambulance Service's [SECAMB] Hazardous Area Response Team attended and worked together to bring the man to safety.

The ambulance service said crews encountered access issues as a result of the location.

The man experienced reduced levels of consciousness whilst being airlifted to King's College Hospital in South London as a result of the serious head injury.

His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

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