Emergency services were called to Hill End Road, Sofala, at midday on Saturday, July 23, following reports that a man had fallen off a motorbike into a ditch.

Two ambulance road crews responded to the scene.

The motorcyclist, aged in his 20s, had flown over the handlebars and sustained significant trauma to the face.

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Ambulance officers tended to the patient at the scene before taking him to Orange Base Hospital.

The man was in a serious condition.

At 8.30am on Sunday, July 24, ambulance officers were called to Sofala Road, Wattle Flat, following reports of another motorcycle accident.

A male in his 30s sustained injuries to his finger following a low speed motorcycle accident.

The man was taken to Bathurst Base Hospital in a stable condition.

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