A TEENAGE boy was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries at a Bournemouth skate park.

The boy fell from his skateboard in Kings Park and was suffering fits when emergency services arrived at the scene.

A spokesman for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance told the Daily Echo: "Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance were tasked to an incident that was reported as a male teenager fallen from his skateboard and fitting.

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"Our outreach car was first on scene and subsequently our critical care team were tasked by aircraft. The patient was airlifted to Southampton Hospital."

South Western Ambulance Service said it was called to the scene at 5.09pm. 

A spokesperson said: "This was treated as Priority 1, we allocated various resources including road ambulance and air ambulance.

"A teenage male patient with head injuries and experiencing seizures was conveyed by air ambulance to Southampton General Hospital."

The park was busy with people enjoying the bank holiday sunshine when the incident took place.

It is thought that the injured boy was not local to the area.