A MAN suffered head injuries after having an epileptic seizure at a Cumbria festival. 

A crew from the Great North Air Ambulance was called out to reports of a man sustaining head injuries in a fall on Saturday July 26. 

The incident happened at around 4.50pm during the Cumbria Steam Gathering at Cark Airfield. 

It was later discovered that the man was epileptic and had suffered a seizure. 

He was assessed by the aircrew and his condition was found not to be life-threatening. 

He was treated by the North West Ambulance Service.