Man knocked off his bike on A131
THE ambulance service was sent to take care of a man who came off his motorbike.
He was on the A131 in Braintree at 11am this morning.
A fire crew was sent to the accident, which also involved a car.
Fire crews administered first aid to the 50-year-old man.
He was left in the care of the ambulance service at 11.57am.
A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance service said: "We sent an ambulance crew to the scene. A patient believed to be in his fifties was taken to Broomfield Hospital for further treatment.
"He had hip and chest pain but not believed to be life threatening or serious."
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