Magpas air ambulance was dispatched to Chatteris yesterday afternoon (May 17) after reports that someone had cut themselves.

Cambs Times: A man in his 60s was rushed to Hinchingbrooke Hospital after severely cutting himself in Chatteris. PHOTO: Mark HemmentA man in his 60s was rushed to Hinchingbrooke Hospital after severely cutting himself in Chatteris. PHOTO: Mark Hemment (Image: Mark Hemment)

The man, in his 60s, was said to have “cut his leg and wrist” in the incident on Park Street, Chatteris.

A spokesman for Magpas said: “We received a call at 2.48pm to reports of an incident involving a man in his 60’s who had severely cut his leg and wrist with a disk cutter.

“The East of England Ambulance Service Trust dispatched an ambulance and Magpas Air Ambulance to the scene.

Cambs Times: A man in his 60s was rushed to Hinchingbrooke Hospital after severely cutting himself in Chatteris. PHOTO: Mark HemmentA man in his 60s was rushed to Hinchingbrooke Hospital after severely cutting himself in Chatteris. PHOTO: Mark Hemment (Image: Mark Hemment)

“The man was taken to Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon; ambulance staff said he was expected to make a full recovery.”