The Alfred Hospital has confirmed the patient is in a stable condition.

Earlier:

A teenager was flown to a Melbourne hospital following an accident in Black Hill last night.

Paramedics were called to the mountain bike park at Black Hill Reserve just after 5.30pm yesterday to treat a teenager, who is believed to have had a serious fall from their bike.

The teenager sustained upper body injuries.

They were flown in an air ambulance helicopter to The Alfred hospital in a critical condition.

Further details, including the teenager's current condition, are not known at this stage.

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