AN injured rider was flown to hospital after complaining of severe back pain after tumbling from her horse.

The 40-year-old woman was injured as she rode in fields above Upleatham, near Redcar, this afternoon.

The Cleveland Search and Rescue Team (CSRT) were called to assist the ambulance medics and Cleveland Police helicopter crew.

The force helicopter transferred the woman to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.

Barry Warrington, a CSRT spokesman, said: "Although the casualty was some distance from road access, the way in which the ambulance service, the search and rescue team and the police helicopter worked together meant that help was on hand quickly and the lady was transported to hospital as effectively as possible."