A MOUNTAIN biker suffered a head injury in Whinlatter Forest on Saturday (September 30) afternoon.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were called to the 38-year-old, who had fallen off his bike.

The team responded with a single vehicle, while others went direct, and control enquired as to the availability of an air ambulance.

Once the team arrived, the North West Ambulance Service was already on scene. and the mountain rescue team was not required.