A MAN had to be airlifted to hospital with a head injury after falling from a ladder in Bidford.

The 48-year-old had the accident on Saturday (October 12) at about 3pm.

The Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance were called to the scene at 3.04pm and landed at 3.18pm.

West Midlands Ambulance Service were first on the scene and were able to gain IV access but due to the potential trauma and severity of the injury, the man needed to be taken immediately to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire.