Pensioner dies after Northamptonshire motorbike fall

By The Newsroom

Published 29th Apr 2013, 17:45 BST

The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air ambulance helicopter was sent to the accident in Hellidon

A man died after falling from a motorbike in a Northamptonshire field.

Police said a 69-year-old had the accident at about midday on Saturday in a field off Charwelton Lane, Hellidon, and was taken to University Hospital Coventry by air ambulance. It is understood he suffered a suspected broken neck.

A police spokeswoman said: “We are treating it as a very tragic accident.”