Saturday 8th June 2013 – 9pm – Steve Parry.
A pedestrian has been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision in Worcester this evening.
The incident occurred in Sidbury, Worcester, just after 7pm.
An ambulance, together with a paramedic in a rapid response vehicle, a paramedic officer, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham and the Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT) 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 man, believed to be in his thirties, was treated for serious multiple injuries.
“The patient was immobilised with the use of a neck collar and placed on a spinal board. Pain relief was administered to the patient before he was conveyed by land ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham for further assessment and treatment.
“The air medics also travelled with the patient and the hospital was alerted to the serious condition of the patient.”
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