Hastings man airlifted to hospital after incident on building site

A man was flown to hospital by air ambulance after getting trapped between a digger and a dumper truck in St Leonards, police said.
Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance landed at Horntye Park. Photo by Martin Watson. SUS-170802-085216001Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance landed at Horntye Park. Photo by Martin Watson. SUS-170802-085216001
Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance landed at Horntye Park. Photo by Martin Watson. SUS-170802-085216001

Shortly before 4.30pm on Tuesday (February 7) police were called to a building site off Bohemia Road where a man had become trapped between a digger and a dumper truck.

The 61-year-old, from Hastings, sustained leg and pelvic injuries and was flown to St George’s Hospital, Tooting, London, by the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance.

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Police say his injuries were not thought to be life threatening.

The circumstances have been reported to the Health and Safety Executive.

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