Monday 23rd February 2015 – 12.30pm – Suzie Wheaton.
A child has been airlifted to Birmingham Children’s Hospital following a road traffic collision in Staffordshire this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Marsland Road in Doxey shortly after 8.35am this morning.
An ambulance, a rapid response vehicle, a senior paramedic officer, a paramedic area support officer, a BASICS doctor and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford were dispatched to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Crews were called to reports of a child and a mini bus that had been in collision.
“On arrival at the scene, crews found a young girl on the pavement who had sustained head and chest injuries. She was treated by ambulance personnel at the scene for her injuries. She was given pain relief and fully immobilised before being airlifted to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for further assessment and specialist treatment.
“The mother of the child travelled on board the air ambulance, whilst the father was later conveyed to the hospital to join his family by an officer from the scene.
“The driver of the mini bus and passengers were assessed and, although shaken by the incident, were found to be uninjured.”
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