A MAN was taken to hospital after a collision left him suffering from facial injuries.

Anglia Two, the air ambulance serving parts of East Anglia was called to assist at the scene of a collision on the Hockwold cum Wilton to Weeting Road, near Feltwell, in Thetford.

After being called at 9.48am today, they arrived at the scene by 10.05am and assisted a 49-year-old man who had suffered from facial lacerations.

The East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) landed in a field near to the road and assessed the man for his injuries before immobilising his spine. He was then conveyed by road to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn, where his condition was described as stable.

For more information about the EAAA contact the charity on 0845 066 9999 or visit its website at www.eaaa.org.uk