ARCHIVED - Motorcyclist thrown down three metre embankment after crash in Alicante
The accident happened on the CV-803 between Onil and Bañeres in the Alcoy municipality, Alicante province.
A motorcyclist fell down a three-metre embankment after being thrown from his bike after an accident on the CV-803, just outside Bañeres on Sunday morning (August 1).
Emergency services received an alert to a incident on the stretch of road shortly after 9.30am, and a crew of four firefighters from Alicante's Cocentaina station were immediately sent to the scene equipped with a command unit headquarters vehicle (UMJ) and an urban pump (BUP).
Accompanied by paramedics who assisted and stabilised the biker, firefighters then spent 90 minutes getting the injured motorcyclist to safety before he was taken to a nearby hospital. The extent of his injuries are not known, and it isn't clear if any other vehicles were involved or what caused the accident.
IMAGE: Consorcio Bomberos Alicante