A MAN, believed to be in his 50s, was airlifted to hospital with serious burns this morning.

An ambulance, a community paramedic and an air ambulance were called to the scene in Oxleasow Road, Redditch, just before 10am on Wednesday, June 22.

A spokesman from the West Midlands Ambulance Service said the man, who had burns on his legs and arms, was given pain relief at the scene.

He was then airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further treatment.