Tuesday 3rd September 2013 – 5pm – Steve Parry.
A man in his seventies has been taken to hospital after he appeared to collapse at the wheel of his vehicle and collide with a tree.
West Midlands Ambulance Service attended the incident in Heath Road, Bournville just before 3.30pm.
An ambulance, together with two paramedic officers and a BASICs doctor were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The patient was in cardiac arrest when crews reached him. A police officer at the scene had already started CPR and on arrival ambulance staff immediately started resuscitation and advanced life support treatment. The patient responded and his condition was stabilised.
“The patient was later conveyed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further assessment and treatment.”
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