Biker rescued after 40ft plunge

Mountain rescue teams in Derbyshire have helped to bring a 20-year-old man to safety after he lost control of his motorbike and plunged 40ft (12m).

The biker, from north Wales, was travelling along the A54, southwest of Buxton, on Friday night when the accident happened.

It is thought he hit a metal barrier and was then catapulted down a ravine.

Rescue teams used a rope pulley to bring the man to safety. He was treated by paramedics for a severe leg injury.

'Precarious location'

He was then taken by ambulance to hospital for further treatment.

Mark Williams of Buxton Mountain Rescue said: "We quickly realised the casualty was in a precarious location on the very steep ground, together with those personnel on site.

"The rope pulley system was needed to recover everyone safely."

The road was closed for a while as a result of the incident.