A man has been airlifted to hospital this afternoon after suffering severe burns in an incident in Herefordshire.

From Ewyas Harold Fire Station:

“We were called today to an incident in Preston-on-Wye to a tractor and trailer that had collided with over head power cables. Supporting colleagues from Hereford and Ross on Wye.

“One casualty had self extricated upon arrival and was being treated by the ambulance service for severe burns before being flown to hospital via air ambulance.”