A MAN was taken to hospital today after being trampled by a herd of cattle in a Suffolk village.

A MAN was taken to hospital today after being trampled by a herd of cattle in a Suffolk village.

The incident happened near the Four Horseshoes pub in Wickham Road, Thornham Magna, at around 10.45am.

The East Anglian Air Ambulance was despatched amid fears it would be difficult to access the scene.

He was found conscious and breathing and later taken by land ambulance to hospital in Norwich.

The extent of his injuries are not yet known.