Sundon Pits: Man falls 100ft down disused chalk quarry

Emergency services were called at 18:15 BST on Wednesday to the scene at Sundon Pits

A man has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after falling 100ft (30m) down a disused quarry

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue said a rope system was used to hoist the man from Sundon Pits, near Luton, on Wednesday evening.

An ambulance, two rapid response vehicles, four Hazardous Area Response Team vehicles and the East Anglian Air Ambulance were despatched.

The man was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.

Police, firefighters and the ambulance service all attended the scene

The mobile location app, what3words was used to find the injured person and "saved a lot of time trying to locate the casualty in such a large area", the fire service said.

The old chalk quarry is known as a "hotspot" for off-road bikers and anti-social behaviour, police have said.

The sprawling site, which forms part of the Chiltern Way footpath, was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1989.

The man was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital by air ambulance