Tuesday 19th March 2013 – 8.20pm – Steve Parry
A child has been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision in Sparkhill this evening.
The incident occurred in Warwick Road just before 5pm. An ambulance, together with a paramedic officer in a rapid response vehicle and a CARE team including a doctor, attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Ambulance crews arrived to find a pedestrian had been in collision with a car.
“A female believed to be ten years old was treated for serious leg and pelvic injuries.
“The patient was immobilised with the use of a neck collar, splints and placed on a spinal board. She was taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for further assessment and treatment.”
A doctor travelled with the patient and the hospital was alerted to the serious condition of the patient.
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