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| Man seriously hurt at Stoke match | Man seriously hurt at Stoke match |
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| A man has been arrested after a Blackburn Rovers fan was found unconscious with a head injury during a game at Stoke City. | |
| The man is critical at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire. | |
| At just after 1600 GMT police were alerted to an incident in a concourse in a stand which houses Blackburn fans. | At just after 1600 GMT police were alerted to an incident in a concourse in a stand which houses Blackburn fans. |
| It is believed the injured man, thought to be in his late 20s, was hit on the head with a bin. A 25-year-old man from the Preston area has been arrested. | |
| He is helping police with their inquiries, the Staffordshire force said. | |
| The injured man was initially treated at the scene for a head injury and cardiac arrest by staff from West Midlands Ambulance Service and St John Ambulance, police said. | |
| He was then taken to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire for urgent medical treatment. | |
| Officers and club stewards were alerted to the incident in the concourse area of the South stand at the stadium. | |
| CCTV footage has been seized and witnesses interviewed. | CCTV footage has been seized and witnesses interviewed. |